RAF Caistor
Former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England
title: "RAF Caistor" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["royal-air-force-stations-in-lincolnshire", "caistor", "military-airbases-established-in-1940", "military-airbases-closed-in-1963"] description: "Former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England" topic_path: "history/military" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Caistor" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox military installation"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | RAF Caistor |
| ensign | Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg |
| ensign_size | 90px |
| partof | |
| location | Caistor, Lincolnshire |
| nearest_town | |
| country | England |
| image | [[File:Remains of RAF Caistor (geograph 2911416).jpg |
| image2 | |
| type | RAF relief landing ground |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_map | Lincolnshire#UK |
| pushpin_map_caption | Shown within Lincolnshire |
| pushpin_label | RAF Caistor |
| ownership | Air Ministry |
| operator | Royal Air Force |
| controlledby | RAF Fighter Command* No. 9 Group RAF* No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF |
| open_to_public | |
| site_other_label | |
| site_other | |
| site_area | |
| code | |
| built | |
| used | 1941- |
| height | |
| length | |
| fate | |
| battles | European theatre of World War II |
| past_commanders | |
| garrison | |
| occupants | |
| footnotes | |
| elevation | 30 m |
| r1-number | 00/00 |
| r1-length | |
| r1-surface | Grass |
| r2-number | 00/00 |
| r2-length | |
| r2-surface | Grass |
| r3-number | 00/00 |
| r3-length | |
| r3-surface | Grass |
| r4-number | 00/00 |
| r4-length | |
| r4-surface | Grass |
| h1-length | |
| airfield_other_label | |
| airfield_other | |
| :: |
| name = RAF Caistor | ensign = Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg | ensign_size = 90px | native_name = | partof = | location = Caistor, Lincolnshire | nearest_town = | country = England | image = [[File:Remains of RAF Caistor (geograph 2911416).jpg|250px]] | alt = | caption = | image2 = | alt2 = | caption2 = | type = RAF relief landing ground | coordinates = | pushpin_map = Lincolnshire#UK | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Lincolnshire | pushpin_label = RAF Caistor | pushpin_label_position = | ownership = Air Ministry | operator = Royal Air Force | controlledby = RAF Fighter Command* No. 9 Group RAF* No. 81 (OTU) Group RAF | open_to_public = | site_other_label = | site_other = | site_area = | code = | built = | used = 1941- | builder = | materials = | height = | length = | fate = | condition = | battles = European theatre of World War II | events = | past_commanders = | garrison = | occupants = | designations = | website = | footnotes = | IATA = | ICAO = | FAA = | TC = | LID = | GPS = | WMO = | elevation = 30 m | r1-number = 00/00 | r1-length = | r1-surface = Grass | r2-number = 00/00 | r2-length = | r2-surface = Grass | r3-number = 00/00 | r3-length = | r3-surface = Grass | r4-number = 00/00 | r4-length = | r4-surface = Grass | h1-number = | h1-length = | h1-surface = | airfield_other_label = | airfield_other = Royal Air Force Caistor or more simply RAF Caistor is a former Royal Air Force relief landing ground located 6.2 mi south east of Brigg, Lincolnshire and 9.1 mi north west of Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England, the site is now used for farming.
History
Second World War
- Satellite of No. 1 Air Armament School RAF (December 1942 - June 1943)
- Relief Landing Ground for No. 15 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (June - September 1942)
- No. 53 Operational Training Unit RAF (1943-44)
- A detachment of No. 85 Squadron RAF
- Sub site for No. 93 Maintenance Unit RAF (December 1948 - December 1950)
- Sub site for No. 233 Maintenance Unit RAF (February 1945 - ?)
- Relief Landing Ground for RAF College SFTS (June 1943 - March 1944) became Relief Landing Ground for No. 17 Service Flying Training School RAF (March 1944 - February 1945)
Cold War
Current use
The site has now returned to agricultural use, and little remains of the military facilities.
References
Citations
Bibliography
References
- "Caistor". [[Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust]].
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