RAF Hospital Nocton Hall
{{Short description|Former military hospital in England}}
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| ownership = Ministry of Defence (MOD)
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File:2007 May 26 - RAF Nocton Hall Hospital.jpeg
RAF Hospital Nocton Hall was a 740-bed RAF hospital in Nocton, Lincolnshire serving the predominantly RAF personnel based at the large number of RAF Stations in the area.
History
Officially designated as No. 1 RAF Hospital Nocton Hall,{{cite web|url=http://www.raf-lincolnshire.info/noctonhall/noctonhall.htm |title=RAF Nocton Hall / No 1 RAF Hospital Nocton Hall|accessdate= 29 September 2014}} the facility opened for medical use in June 1947.Mackie, p. 366
The hospital was situated in the grounds of Nocton Hall which was used to provide accommodation for female officers. The hospital was used by forces personnel, their families and local civilians until it closed as an RAF facility on 31 March 1983.A commemorative postal First Day Cover was issued that day.
In 1984 it was leased to the United States Air Force (USAF) for use as a wartime contingency hospital. During the Gulf War, over 1,300 US medical staff were sent to the hall and many were billeted at RAF Scampton, although ultimately only 35 casualties had to be treated. In its later days 13 American personnel remained to keep the hospital serviceable. The USAF handed back RAF Nocton Hall to the UK Government on 30 September 1995.
The only accessible part of the hospital is the site of the former married quarters, which had been built nearby.
References
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=Bibliography=
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- {{cite book|last=Mackie|first=Mary|title=Wards in the Sky – the RAF’s Remarkable Nursing Service|publisher=The History Press|year=2014|isbn=978-0750959568}}
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{{Royal Air Force}}
{{RAF stations in Lincolnshire}}
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Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1947
Category:Military units and formations established in 1940
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1983
Category:Defunct hospitals in England
Category:Hospitals in Lincolnshire
Category:North Kesteven District
Category:Military hospitals in the United Kingdom
Category:Medical installations of the United States Air Force