RAF Caistor explained

RAF Caistor
Ensign:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Caistor, Lincolnshire
Country:England
Type:Relief Landing Ground
Coordinates:53.5028°N -0.3639°W
Pushpin Map:Lincolnshire
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Lincolnshire
Pushpin Label:RAF Caistor
Operator:Royal Air Force
Controlledby:RAF Fighter Command
Used:1941-
Battles:European theatre of World War II
Elevation:30m (100feet)
R1-Number:00/00
R1-Surface:Grass
R2-Number:00/00
R2-Surface:Grass
R3-Number:00/00
R3-Surface:Grass
R4-Number:00/00
R4-Surface:Grass

RAF Caistor is a former Royal Air Force Relief Landing Ground located south east of Brigg, Lincolnshire and north west of Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England, the site is now used for farming.

History

Second World War

Cold War

Current use

The site has now returned to agricultural use, and little remains of the military facilities.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caistor . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 21 October 2012.