RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey

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RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, that served as a key fighter base during the Second World War.

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RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
controlledBy UK government
surface form: United Kingdom government
country United Kingdom
garrison Royal Air Force
hasCoordinate approximately 53.49°N 0.58°W
hasFunction aircraft dispersal
fighter interception
pilot training
hasInfrastructure domestic site and barracks
hangars
runways
technical site buildings
hasPrimaryRole fighter station
hasRunwaySurface concrete (later period)
grass (historically)
hasSecondaryRole air defence
training
hasStationCode KTL (historical code, where used)
hasType fighter station
military air base
heritage former RAF station
isDefunct true
isMilitaryAirfield true
isPartOfHistoryOf British air defence
Royal Air Force in the Second World War
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Lincolnshire
locatedNear Gainsborough
surface form: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Scunthorpe
location Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England
near town of Kirton in Lindsey
notableFor contribution to protection of industrial areas in Lincolnshire and the Humber region
hosting fighter squadrons
role in UK air defence in the Second World War
notablePeriodOfUse Battle of Britain era
early Cold War period
operatedBy Royal Air Force
partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
surface form: RAF Fighter Command
region East Midlands
serviceBranch Royal Air Force
usedBy Royal Air Force Bomber Command
surface form: RAF Bomber Command units (various periods)

Royal Air Force Fighter Command
surface form: RAF Fighter Command units

RAF Training Command
surface form: RAF Training Command units (various periods)
usedDuringConflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
usedFor fighter operations

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No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron operatedFrom RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
No. 264 Squadron RAF garrison RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
No. 486 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF formedAt RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
Battle of Britain airfields hasPart RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey