History
Constructed on farmland 1 km south of Woodhall Spa, the station opened in February 1942 as a satellite station to RAF Coningsby. In August 1943 it became No 54 Base Substation. After victory in Europe the airfield was used as an assembly and kitting out point for Tiger Force (a proposed heavy bomber force for the far east). After the end of the Second World War and with the move of 617 Squadron to RAF Waddington the airfield was close and the site used by 92 MSU for the storage of bombs. From the late 1950s it was used as a base for Bloodhound Missiles until 1964 when most of the site was sold off for agriculture or mineral extraction. The former missile site still remains under the control of RAF Coningsby having been used for the servicing of McDonaldDouglas Phantom and Tornado aircraft engines until finally being mothballed in 2003.
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