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4 unusual facts about RAF Binbrook


Brookenby Church

Following the closure of RAF Binbrook, the building was converted to a community centre to serve the newly formed village of Brookenby.

RAF Binbrook

The married quarters are private housing, forming the new village of Brookenby.

Royal Air Force Station Binbrook or RAF Binbrook is a former Royal Air Force station near Brookenby, Lincolnshire, England, that was primarily used by Bomber Command.

On 8 September 1970, Captain William Schaffner, an American exchange pilot flying BAC Lightnings with 5 Squadron, took off from Binbrook in the plane XS894 at 22:06, armed with two Red Top air-to-air missiles.



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