RAF Strubby

Royal Air Force Station Strubby or more simply RAF Strubby is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.9 miles (4.7 km) north of Alford, Lincolnshire and 8.6 miles (13.8 km) south east of Louth, Lincolnshire, England.

History

• No. 144 Squadron RAF.
• No. 227 Squadron RAF.
• No. 280 Squadron RAF.
• No. 404 Squadron RCAF.
• No. 619 Squadron RAF.
• No. 381 Maintenance Unit RAF (MU).
• No. 382 MU.
• No. 383 MU.
• No. 384 MU.
• Empire Air Armament School.
• RAF College of Air Warfare.
• RAF Flying College.
• 5 Group Anti-Aircraft School.
• 12 GCA Unit.

Squadrons

Squadron	Equipment	From	To	To	Notes
No. 144 Squadron RAF	Bristol Beaufighter X	1 July 1944	3 September 1944	RAF Banff
No. 227 Squadron RAF	Avro Lancaster I and III	5 April 1945	8 June 1945	RAF Graveley
No. 280 Squadron RAF	Vickers Warwick I	1 May 1944	6 September 1944	RAF Langham	Detachment at RAF Thornaby.
No. 404 Squadron RCAF	Beaufighter X	1 July 1944	3 September 1944	RAF Davidstow Moor	Detachment at RAF Davidstow Moor.
No. 619 Squadron RAF	Lancaster I and III	28 September 1944	1 July 1945	RAF Skellingthorpe

Current use

Woodthorpe Hall Caravan and Leisure Park currently occupies a small section of technical site.

There is also a small airfield with an asphalt runway on the northern side of the site.

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

Bibliography

• Jefford, C.G, MBE,BA ,RAF (Retd). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.