Due to a change of contract at work i now have 12 flexi days per year, great i thought more time for taking photos.
So on the first flexi day tour of Lincs, I set off for a solo trip to RAF Folkingham, this was the first stop of the day, I will post the other 2 soon.
History
Opened in 1940, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was used primarily as a troop carrier airfield for airborne units and as a subsidiary training depot of the newly formed Royal Air Force Regiment. After the war it was placed on care and maintenance during 1947 when the RAF Regiment relocated to RAF Catterick.
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the RAF Bomber Command used Folkingham as a PGM-17 Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) base.
The Base finally closed in August 1963.
On with the photos
Thanks for looking.
So on the first flexi day tour of Lincs, I set off for a solo trip to RAF Folkingham, this was the first stop of the day, I will post the other 2 soon.
History
Opened in 1940, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was used primarily as a troop carrier airfield for airborne units and as a subsidiary training depot of the newly formed Royal Air Force Regiment. After the war it was placed on care and maintenance during 1947 when the RAF Regiment relocated to RAF Catterick.
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the RAF Bomber Command used Folkingham as a PGM-17 Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) base.
The Base finally closed in August 1963.
On with the photos
Thanks for looking.
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