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| Name: | RAF Ludford Magna |
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| HER Number: | MLI84491 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
RAF Ludford Magna was a second world war airfield opened in 1943, and was closed in 1963.
| Grid Reference: | TF 199 879 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF18NE |
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| Parish: | HAINTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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| LUDFORD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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| SIXHILLS, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
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RAF Ludford Magna was opened in June 1943. Lancasters flew from there until October 1945, and it was FIDO equipped (FIDO was a fog dispersal system). From 1959 to 1963 it was a Thor missile base. It was closed in May 1963. {1}
<1> T.N. Hancock, 1978, Bomber County, page 121 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1060.
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. page 121. |
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