PRN 46486 RAF Strubby was the most eastern of Lincolnshire's airfields and it opened in April 1944. It was used by Coastal Command for anti-shipping missions. After the end of the Second World War RAF Strubby came under the RAF Flying College at RAF Manby, remaining in this role up to closure in 1972. It was used for a while (until the 1990s) as a helicopter base for the southern North Sea oil and gas rigs. In the 1980s the runways were ripped up for hardcore. RAF Strubby is active as a glider airfield. Strubby Gliding Club has used the site since 1978 and the club changed its name to the Lincolnshire Gliding Club in the 1990s.{1}{2}{3}{4}