RAF Strubby explained

RAF Strubby
Type:Military
Owner:Ministry of Defence
Operator:Royal Air Force
Location:Strubby, Lincolnshire
Used:1943-
Elevation-F:12m (39feet)
Elevation-M:12
Coordinates:53.3039°N 0.1667°W
Pushpin Map:Lincolnshire
Pushpin Label:RAF Strubby
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lincolnshire
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-F:1,990
R1-Length-M:605
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:00/00
R2-Length-F:0
R2-Length-M:0
R2-Surface:Asphalt
R3-Number:00/00
R3-Length-F:0
R3-Length-M:0
R3-Surface:Asphalt
R4-Number:00/00
R4-Length-F:0
R4-Length-M:0
R4-Surface:Asphalt

Royal Air Force Strubby or more simply RAF Strubby is a former Royal Air Force station north of Alford, Lincolnshire, and south east of Louth, Lincolnshire, England.

History

Squadrons

Squadron Equipment From To To Notes
Bristol Beaufighter X 1 July 1944 3 September 1944
Avro Lancaster I and III 5 April 1945 8 June 1945
Vickers Warwick I 1 May 1944 6 September 1944 Detachment at RAF Thornaby
Beaufighter X 1 July 1944 3 September 1944 Detachment at RAF Davidstow Moor
Lancaster I and III 28 September 1944 1 July 1945

Units

Current use

Woodthorpe Hall Caravan and Leisure Park currently occupies a small section of the site.[3]

Lincs Aquatics[4] trades from one of the old hangars.

Lincolnshire Gliding Club (formerly Strubby Gliding Club) has operated from the site since 1978. Celebrations to mark the club's 40th anniversary at Strubby were held in summer 2018. Gliders here make use of long runways of both grass and asphalt surfaces.[5] There is also a small airfield with an asphalt runway on the northern side of the site.[6]

See also

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Strubby . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 21 October 2012.
  2. Web site: RAF Strubby . RAF-Lincolnshire.info. 21 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Welcome to Woodthorpe Hall Caravan and Leisure Park . Woodthorpe Hall Caravan and Leisure Park . 21 October 2012.
  4. https://www.lincsaquatics.com Lincs Aquatics
  5. Web site: Lincs G.C. homepage. Lincolnshire Gliding Club. 27 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Welcome. Strubby Airfield. 28 May 2014.