How many RAF bases were there in ww2?

301 airfields
By the end of the war the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service were combined to form the Royal Air Force. The new service occupied 301 airfields, including airship and fighter stations, and training depots.

How many ww2 RAF bases in Lincolnshire?

With about 50 military airfields during the Second World War, it’s no wonder Lincolnshire is known as Bomber County. Today, only a handful of these historic stations remain operational by the RAF including RAF Waddington, RAF Coningsby and RAF Scampton.

Where can I find RAF records in ww2?

Records of RAF airmen who served after 1939, and of men whose service numbers were above 562875 are still with the RAF. Look on the GOV.UK website to find out how to obtain service records. It can be useful to know his service number. If you do not know his number, browse through the name indexes in AIR 78 to find it.

Where are the RAF stationed?

RAF stations operated by the United States Visiting Forces

What happened RAF swinderby?

Former RAF Swinderby during 2008. Sold in 1995, the technical site is now an industrial estate and domestic site became the village of Witham St Hughs. The airfield remains and is disused.

Is RAF Scampton still operational?

In July 2018, the Ministry of Defence announced that Scampton would close and then be sold off with all remaining units relocated to other RAF bases by 2022.

How long are RAF deployments?

24 months period between a six months deployment in combat zone (Unit Tour Guidelines) and a maximum of 415 days of combat/training/out of area deployment on a 30 months period. 415 days is a good 13 months.

When did RAF Hemswell close?

1967
RAF Hemswell The airfield used by RAF Bomber Command for 20 years between 1937 and 1957 and saw most of its operational life during the Second World War. Later used again by RAF Bomber Command as a nuclear ballistic missile base during the Cold War it closed to military use in 1967.

When did RAF swinderby close?

1993