RAF Metheringham
| RAF Metheringham | |||||||||||
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| Metheringham, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||||||
The original southwest/northeast 4,200 ft (1,280 m) runway at RAF Metheringham photographed in 2006. Now in use as a minor access road across the fen. | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Code | MN | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°08′15″N 00°20′47″W / 53.13750°N 0.34639°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943 - 1946 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 61 metres (200 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Metheringham or more simply RAF Metheringham is a former Royal Air Force station situated between the villages of Metheringham and Martin and 12.1 mi (19.5 km) south east of the county town Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
Operated as a bomber airfield during the Second World War the station opened in October 1943 and was decommissioned in the spring of 1946.
Although now mostly returned to agricultural and commercial uses the site retains one original runway, the eastern perimeter track and some contemporary buildings together with a No. 106 Squadron RAF memorial garden and a visitor centre.