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Swinstead
| Also known as: | Bourne / RAF Swinstead / RFC Swinstead / Swinstead Landing Ground |
| County: | Lincolnshire |
| Current Status: | Farmland |
| Date: | October 1916 - 1919 (notification of relinquishment 13 March) |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / RFC |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Role(s): | Fighter |
Royal Aircraft Factory FE2b fighters of No 38 Squadron had Swinstead available to them as a Home Defence landing ground during World War One until the unit moved to France in May 1918. A nucleus left behind enabled No 90 Squadron to form the following August, and its Avro 504K fighters remained in service after the end of fighting.
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Swinstead Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 38 Sqn
- No 90 Sqn
Plan of Swinstead. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
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