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RAF East Kirkby
East Kirkby, Lincolnshire in England
Memorial to Number 57 and 630 Sqn, East Kirkby
RAF East Kirkby is located in Lincolnshire
RAF East Kirkby
RAF East Kirkby
Shown within Lincolnshire
Coordinates53°08′20″N 00°00′02″W / 53.13889°N 0.00056°W / 53.13889; -0.00056
TypeRoyal Air Force station
* Parent station 1943-44
* 55 Base 1944-[1]
CodeEK[1]
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
United States Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
* No. 5 Group RAF[1]
Site history
Built1942 (1942)/43
Built byJohn Laing & Son Ltd
In useAugust 1943 - April 1970 (1970)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Cold War
Airfield information
Elevation12 metres (39 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Concrete
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Royal Air Force East Kirkby or more simply RAF East Kirkby is a former Royal Air Force station near the village of East Kirkby, south of Horncastle in Lincolnshire, just off the A155. The airfield is now home to the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre air museum.

  1. ^ a b c d Falconer 2012, p. 87.

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