RAF East Kirkby  | |||||||||||
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| East Kirkby, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||||||
 Memorial to Number 57 and 630 Sqn, East Kirkby | |||||||||||
  RAF East Kirkby Shown within Lincolnshire | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°08′20″N 00°00′02″W / 53.13889°N 0.00056°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station * Parent station 1943-44 * 55 Base 1944-[1] | ||||||||||
| Code | EK[1] | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 5 Group RAF[1] | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1942/43 | ||||||||||
| Built by | John Laing & Son Ltd | ||||||||||
| In use | August 1943 - April 1970 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 12 metres (39 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force East Kirkby or more simply RAF East Kirkby is a former Royal Air Force station near the village of East Kirkby, south of Horncastle in Lincolnshire, just off the A155. The airfield is now home to the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre air museum.
- ^ a b c d Falconer 2012, p. 87.