RAF Skellingthorpe

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RAF Skellingthorpe was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, that served as a key Bomber Command airfield during the Second World War.

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RAF Skellingthorpe canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
associatedWith RAF Bomber Command campaign over Germany
branch Royal Air Force
controlledBy RAF Bomber Command
country United Kingdom
distanceFromLincoln approximately 3 miles west
elevation low-lying airfield
garrison No. 463 Squadron RAAF
No. 467 Squadron RAAF
No. 50 Squadron RAF
No. 61 Squadron RAF
hasAlternativeName Skellingthorpe Aerodrome
Skelly
hasCategory Bomber Command airfields
Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire
World War II airfields in the United Kingdom
hasIATACode none
hasICAOCode none
hasRunwayConfiguration three-runway layout
heritage former Bomber Command station
inServicePeriod World War II era
locatedIn England
Lincolnshire
locatedInAdministrativeArea North Kesteven district
locatedNear Lincoln
memorialAtSite Bomber Command memorial
memorialCommemorates aircrew of based squadrons
nearbySettlement Skellingthorpe
notableAircraftOperated Avro Lancaster
Handley Page Hampden
notableFor high-intensity Lancaster operations
notableUnitNationality Royal Australian Air Force squadrons
operatedBy Royal Air Force
partOf Bomber Command
postWarUse largely returned to agriculture and light development
primaryRole heavy bomber base
region East Midlands
runwaySurface concrete
status disused
theatreOfOperations European theatre of World War II
usedDuringConflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
usedFor Second World War operations
bomber operations

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No. 50 Squadron RAF garrison RAF Skellingthorpe
No. 50 Squadron RAF garrison RAF Skellingthorpe
subject linked to: Fifty Squadron