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| Name: | Dunholme Lodge Airfield |
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| HER Number: | MLI52184 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
Dunholme Lodge Airfield.
| Grid Reference: | SK 996 783 |
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| Map Sheet: | SK97NE |
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| Parish: | DUNHOLME, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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| GRANGE DE LINGS, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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| SCOTHERN, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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| WELTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
Dunholme Lodge airfield was opened in May 1943, and was a base to mainly Lancaster squadrons. It closed in 1945. It was re-opened in 1959, when it was equipped with Bloodhound area defence missiles and their associated radar tracking sets. The remains of the airfield are still visible. {1}{2}
<1> T.N. Hancock, 1978, Bomber County, pp.58, 66-7, 72, 97, 116 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1060.
<2> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1992-1996, National Mapping Programme, SK9978: LI.637.2.1, 1995 (Map). SLI3613.
Monument Types
- AIRFIELD (Second World War to Mid 20th Century - 1943 AD to 1964 AD)
- MILITARY AIRFIELD (Second World War to Mid 20th Century - 1943 AD to 1964 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Bibliographic Reference: T.N. Hancock. 1978. Bomber County. pp.58, 66-7, 72, 97, 116. |
| <2> | Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9978: LI.637.2.1, 1995. |
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