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:''For the post 1981 use of this facility, see the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre'' 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 Greenwich meridian (passes ) through the base. ==History== The base opened on 20 August 1943 as a Bomber Command Station and is situated not far from RAF Coningsby. Stationed at East Kirkby were: * No. 57 Squadron RAF (5 Group) 27 August 1943 - 25 November 1945.〔 * No. 630 Squadron RAF (5 Group) 15 November 1943 - 18 July 1945.〔 RAF East Kirkby served also as the headquarters of No 5/5 (Bomber) Group RAF in command of satellite stations at RAF Strubby, RAF Spilsby, RAF Hemswell and RAF Manby. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「RAF East Kirkby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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