RAF Kirmington [entry point]

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RAF Kirmington was a Bomber Command station located in Lincolnshire, 6 miles (10 kms) north-east of Brigg.

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It opened with three concrete runways in March 1942 and was first used as a pilot training station. It became part of 1 Group in October 1942 with the arrival of 150 Squadron equipped with Wellingtons. 142 Squadron Wellingtons arrived in December 1942 and the two squadrons were merged in January 1943 to form 166 Squadron which converted to Lancasters in September 1943. 153 Squadron formed at the station with Lancasters in October 1944 but then moved out. RAF Kirmington closed in 1946 and is now Humberside International Airport.

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Trevor Hardcastle

Nigel Moore

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“RAF Kirmington [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 20, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/5686.

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