RAF Skellingthorpe
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Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe or more simply RAF Skellingthorpe is a former Royal Air Force station which was operational during the Second World War. It was located just west of the city of Lincoln, England about 2.5 miles (4 km) south-east of the village of Skellingthorpe on a field previously called Black Moor. After its closure the site was developed as the Birchwood estate.
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RAF Skellingthorpe | |
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Lincoln, Lincolnshire in England | |
Coordinates | 53.214°N 0.603°W / 53.214; -0.603 |
Site information | |
Owner | Air Ministry |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command |
Site history | |
Built | 1941 (1941) |
In use | 1941-1952 (1952) |
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