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RAF Skellingthorpe
Lincoln, Lincolnshire in England
RAF Skellingthorpe is located in Lincolnshire
RAF Skellingthorpe
RAF Skellingthorpe
Shown within Lincolnshire
Coordinates53°12′50″N 0°36′11″W / 53.214°N 0.603°W / 53.214; -0.603
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
Site history
Built1941 (1941)
In use1941-1952 (1952)

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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