Monument record MLI53560 - RAF CAISTOR

Summary

RAF CAISTOR

Type and Period (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A modern earthwork and stonework disused airfield. {1}{2}{3} RAF Caistor, in North Kelsey parish, opened in 1941 as relief landing ground for Kirton in Lindsey. It continued in this role as a relief landing ground throughout the Second World War, serving later Manby and in 1944 Cranwell. The landing ground was closed in 1945 but reopened from 1959 to 1963 as a Thor missile base. It closed down in 1963. {4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2921/20,21,23; 2920/37,1976, .
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1970. 1:10000 Ordnance Survey Series Map. 1:10000. TA 00 SE.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TA0802:LI.483.1.1,1994, .
  •  Bibliographic Reference: T.N. Hancock. 1978. Bomber County. pp. 97 and 113.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TA 0869 0215 (1305m by 1089m)
Civil Parish NORTH KELSEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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