Royal Air Force Kirmington or more simply RAF Kirmington is a former
Royal Air Force
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satellite station located north east of
Brigg,
Lincolnshire
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and south west of
Grimsby, Lincolnshire,
England
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.
History
Second World War
It took its name from the village of
Kirmington nearby; the most notable squadron posted there was
No. 166 Squadron RAF and a memorial plaque to the members of that unit is in the parish church.
The airfield opened in January 1942
[Lincolnshire Airfields in the 2nd World War - p152 - Patrick Otter - Countryside Books - 1996 - ]
The site was also used by No. 15 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit as a Relief Landing Ground between March and October 1942.
Post 1945
From February 1946 the station was put on care and maintenance until relinquished by the
Air Ministry to the
Ministry of Agriculture in 1953.
Current use
In 1970, after changing hands several times, Kirmington was selected as the best location for a regional airport serving the
Hull,
Grimsby and
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe () is an industrial town in Lincolnshire, England, and the county's third most populous settlement after Lincoln, England, Lincoln and Grimsby, with a population of 81,286 in 2021. It is the administrative centre and largest settleme ...
localities and has become
Humberside Airport.
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External links
Royal Air Force - Official RAF history
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Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire
Military units and formations established in 1942