Royal Air Force Strubby or more simply RAF Strubby is a former
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
station north of
Alford,
Lincolnshire
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, and south east of
Louth, Lincolnshire, England.
History
Squadrons
Units
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No. 381 Maintenance Unit RAF
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(MU)
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No. 382 MU
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No. 383 MU
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No. 384 MU
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Empire Air Armament School RAF
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RAF College of Air Warfare
The RAF College of Air Warfare is a former Royal Air Force flying training unit operational between 1962 and 1974. The unit traces its history back to 1942 as the Empire Central Flying School.
History
The College started off life as the Empire ...
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RAF Flying College
The RAF College of Air Warfare is a former Royal Air Force flying training unit operational between 1962 and 1974. The unit traces its history back to 1942 as the Empire Central Flying School.
History
The College started off life as the Empire ...
* 5 Group Anti-Aircraft School
* 12 GCA Unit
Current use
Woodthorpe Hall Caravan and Leisure Park currently occupies a small section of the site.
Lincs Aquaticstrades from one of the old hangers.
Lincolnshire Gliding Club (formerly Strubby Gliding Club) has operated from the site since 1978. Celebrations to mark the club's 40th anniversary at Strubby were held in summer 2018. Gliders here make use of long runways of both grass and asphalt surfaces.
There is also a small airfield with an asphalt runway on the northern side of the site.
See also
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List of former Royal Air Force stations
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force.
The stations are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the ...
References
Citations
Bibliography
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Gliderports in the United Kingdom
Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire