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Name:BARDNEY AIRFIELD
HER Number:MLI53847
Type of record:Monument

Summary

BARDNEY AIRFIELD

Grid Reference:TF 140 713
Map Sheet:TF17SW
Parish:BARDNEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

PRN 53847
Bardney Airfield was opened in April 1943. It was closed in 1945 and reopened in 1959 as a Thor missile base until it was finally closed in 1963. {1}{2}


<1> T.N. Hancock, 1978, Bomber County, P112 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1060.

<2> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1992-1996, National Mapping Programme, TF1371:LI.580.1.1,1994, (Map). SLI3613.

Monument Types

  • AIRFIELD (Second World War to Mid 20th Century - 1943 AD to 1963 AD)
  • MILITARY AIRFIELD (Second World War to Mid 20th Century - 1943 AD to 1963 AD)
  • THOR MISSILE SITE (Mid 20th Century - 1959 AD to 1963 AD)

Sources and further reading

<1>Bibliographic Reference: T.N. Hancock. 1978. Bomber County. P112.
<2>Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF1371:LI.580.1.1,1994, .