RAF Binbrook
Former Royal Air Force flying base in Lincolnshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Royal Air Force Binbrook or RAF Binbrook is a former Royal Air Force station located near Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England. The old domestic site (married quarters) has been renamed to become the village of Brookenby. RAF Binbrook was primarily used by Bomber Command in the Second World War. The Central Fighter Establishment moved to Binbrook from RAF West Raynham between 1959 and 1962 and two English Electric Lightning squadrons were stationed there between 1965 and 1988.
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RAF Binbrook | |||||||||||
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Near Binbrook, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°26′45″N 000°12′32″W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station * Parent Station 1940-43 * 12 Base HQ 1943-?[1] | ||||||||||
Code | BK[1] | ||||||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 1 Group RAF | ||||||||||
Condition | Closed | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1939 (1939)/40 | ||||||||||
In use | June 1940–1995 (1995) | ||||||||||
Fate | Site sold, technical buildings and hangars in use as an industrial park, domestic site established as Brookenby village | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
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Identifiers | IATA: GSY, ICAO: EGXB, WMO: 033880 | ||||||||||
Elevation | 114 metres (374 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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