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Dunholme Lodge

Major
Also known as: Dunholme / Dunholme Lodge Aerodrome / RAF Dunholme Lodge / RAF Station, Dunholme Lodge
County: Lincolnshire
Current Status: Farmland (main position) / Public road / School
Date: 1940 - March 1964
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF (main user) / Civil
Landing Surface Types: Unpaved, later paved
Prominent People: Stirling Moss / John Surtees
Aircraft Roles: Aircraft modification/repair / Bomber (main role) / Missile / Trainer

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):

  • Brayford Plastics Ltd
  • Dunholme Parish Council
  • Grange de Lings Parish Council
  • St. Chad's Church, Dunholme
  • William Farr School

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 14 (P) AFU

  • No 44 Sqn

  • No 141 Sqn

  • No 170 Sqn

  • No 619 Sqn

  • No 1485 (Bomber) Gunnery Flight
  • No 1518 BAT Flight
  • No 2799 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • Air Bomber Training Flight (No 5 Gp)

  • General Aircraft Limited

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Machine Gun Range at Dunholme Lodge, 14 September 2009. © Richard Flagg

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Remains of a runway at Dunholme Lodge, 5 June 2011.

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Plan of Dunholme Lodge (work in progress). Courtesy of Ed Andrews

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Scampton

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