RAF Bardney

RAF Bardney was a RAF station situated near Bardney, in Lincolnshire, England. It was built as a satellite to RAF Waddington in 1943.

Time line

• Opened on 13 April 1943 as home to No. 9 Squadron
• October 1944, No. 227 Squadron formed at Bardney before moving to RAF Balderton.
• November 1944, No. 189 Squadron formed at Bardney.
• July 7, 1945, No. 9 Squadron departs and the airfield is closed.
• 1945 onwards, site is used by the British Army for vehicle storage.
• From 1959 to 1963, No. 106 Squadron operates as a Thor missile unit here.

References

• Bruce Barrymore Halpenny Action Stations: Wartime Military Airfields of Lincolnshire and the East Midlands v. 2 (ISBN 978-0850594843)

External links

• http://www.controltowers.co.uk/B/Bardney.htm
• Airfields & Aviation Memorials