RAF Caistor
{{Short description|Former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}
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| name = RAF Caistor
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| location = Caistor, Lincolnshire
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| type = RAF relief landing ground
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| pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Lincolnshire
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| ownership = Air Ministry
| operator = Royal Air Force
| controlledby = RAF Fighter Command
* No. 9 Group RAF
* No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF{{sfn|Falconer|2012|p=59}}
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| built = {{Start date|1941}}
| used = 1941-{{End date|1963}}
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Royal Air Force Caistor or more simply RAF Caistor is a former Royal Air Force relief landing ground located {{Convert|6.2|mi}} south east of Brigg, Lincolnshire and {{Convert|9.1|mi}} north west of Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England, the site is now used for farming.
History
=Second World War=
- Satellite of No. 1 Air Armament School RAF (December 1942 - June 1943){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=45}}{{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/caistor |title=Caistor |publisher=Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust|access-date=21 October 2012}}
- Relief Landing Ground for No. 15 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (June - September 1942){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=43}}
- No. 53 Operational Training Unit RAF (1943-44){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=241}}
- A detachment of No. 85 Squadron RAF{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=50}}
- Sub site for No. 93 Maintenance Unit RAF (December 1948 - December 1950){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=209}}
- Sub site for No. 233 Maintenance Unit RAF (February 1945 - ?){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=215}}
- Relief Landing Ground for RAF College SFTS (June 1943 - March 1944){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=265}} became Relief Landing Ground for No. 17 Service Flying Training School RAF (March 1944 - February 1945){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=155}}
=Cold War=
- No. 269 Squadron RAF with PGM-17 Thors{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=81}}
Current use
The site has now returned to agricultural use, and little remains of the military facilities.
References
=Citations=
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=Bibliography=
- {{cite book |last1=Falconer|first1=J|title=RAF Airfields of World War 2 |year=2012 |publisher= Ian Allan Publishing|location= UK|isbn=978-1-85780-349-5}}
- {{cite book |last1=Jefford |first1= C.G. |title= RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912 |year=1988 |publisher= Airlife |location= Shrewsbury |isbn= 1-85310-053-6 }}
- {{cite book |last1=Sturtivant|first1=R|last2=Hamlin|first2=J|last3=Halley|first3=J|title=Royal Air Force flying training and support units |year=1997 |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians)|location= UK|isbn=0-85130-252-1}}
External links
- {{commons category-inline}}
- {{cite PastScape|mnumber=1543704|mname=|accessdate=24 March 2015}}
{{Royal Air Force}}
{{RAF stations in Lincolnshire}}
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