Beschrijving
Royal Air Force Manby or more simply RAF Manby is a former Royal Air Force station located in , Lincolnshire England , Manby was to be the first airfield in Lincolnshire to have a paved runway it was home to a variety of aircraft including Hawker Harts, Hawker Hinds, Hawker Furies, Wallace and a single Boulton Paul Overstrand. By the end of the year they had been joined by Gloster Gauntlets and several Hawker Henleys. On 1st July 1949, Manby saw the The RAF Flying College formed. They operated a very mixed fleet of aircraft including Avro Lincolns, Vickers Valettas, de Havilland Vampires and Avro Athenas. By 1950 the Handley Page Hastings had also been added to the inventory. Along with the Hastings. it would be amazing to see this airfield to its true form as it was home to The Macaws Aerobatic team which used Jet Provosts. it is local and has some very good history to it holding No. 1 Air Armament School ,RAF Flying College, RAF College Of Air Warfare from 1962 to about 1974 and No. 25 (Flying Training) Group RAF
No. 25 Group Communication Flight RAF
No. 2782 Squadron RAF Regiment
Armament Synthetic Development Unit
School of Refresher Flying [1962–1973]
The Station was used during the Second World War Providing A Godd Home Of Avro Lincolns And Planes Like The Lancaster And The Beaufighter
It Was Also Used During The Cold War. And Operating Aerobatic Team "Macaws" In The 1960-70's .
Today the former RAF Manby is a thriving Industrial Estate and many of the old buildings including the control tower are still visible today. Most of the C-type hangars, administration buildings, messes and barracks also still survive to this day. But in 2008 it could have been a different story when the former RAF site was proposed by East Lindsey district council as a possible location for an eco-town of 5000 homes. It appeared on a government shortlist of ten sites, however after protests from residents the council voted to withdraw the plan. The disused airfield over the years has been used as a showground, and is now an off-road driving centre. One of the hangars is used as a grain store as part of the European Union Common Agricultural Policy, There is also a Chieftain Tank sat at the entrance to one of the old Crash Gates on the B1200. The remaining buildings on the site are still home to a variety of different companies, keeping the the old station occupied and alive.
It Is Now Used As A Storage Unit And Industrial Use But Making This Airfield Would Be Incredible As The Feeling Of Flying Around It Would be Amazing. Please Make This Happen.