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Wickenby
| Also known as: | Lincoln / RAF Station, Wickenby / RAF Wickenby / Wickenby Aerodrome |
| County: | Lincolnshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland / Public road |
| Date: | Opened September 1942 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Paved |
| Prominent People: | Michael Bentine / Richard Dimbleby / Colin Tapley |
| Aircraft Role(s): | Bomber / General aviation |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- 4th of May Remembrance Dronten Foundation
- 626 Squadron
- Flights for Life – aviation charity
- Fulnetby Parish Council
- Holton cum Beckering Parish Meeting
- Snelland Parish Council
- RAF Wickenby Memorial Collection
- Rase Distribution Ltd
- Thruster Air Services
- The White Hart
- Wickenby Aerodrome LLP – operator
- Wickenby Aviation
- Wickenby Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
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No 12 Sqn
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No 61 MU
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No 92 MU
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No 93 MU
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No 109 Sqn
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No 233 MU
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No 626 Sqn
- Fly365 Ltd
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Links Air Touring Group
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Wickenby Flying Club
B1 Type Aircraft Shed at Wickenby, 26 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
Blister hangar at Wickenby, 26 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
Runway 03:21, looking north east from the un-named road that crosses the old airfield, 26 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
Gas Clothing and Respirator Store at Wickenby, 26 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
Runway 03:21, looking south west from the un-named road that crosses the old airfield, 26 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
Main Workshops at Wickenby, 26 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking north from the un-named road that crosses the old airfield, 26 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
Main Stores building at Wickenby, 26 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
T2 Type Aircraft Shed at Wickenby, 26 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
Looking south west across the airfield from the control tower, 3 May 2011. © Richard Flagg
Runway 16:34, looking north west from the un-named road that crosses the old airfield, 3 May 2011. © Richard Flagg
Signal Square at Wickenby, 3 May 2011. © Richard Flagg
Watch Office for Night Fighter Stations at Wickenby, 3 May 2011. © Richard Flagg
The Battle Headquarters at Wickenby, 3 May 2011. © Richard Flagg
Remains of a runway at Wickenby, 17 July 2011.
Footage of Wickenby, c. 2014. Courtesy of Dan Nelson
