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RAF Harlaxton

1916 establishments in England1957 disestablishments in EnglandMilitary airbases established in 1916Military installations closed in 1957Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire
Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps airfieldsUse British English from January 2018
Harlaxton manor
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Royal Air Force Harlaxton or more simply RAF Harlaxton is a former Royal Air Force station near the village of Harlaxton, 3 mi (4.8 km) south west of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. The airfield was located in a triangle of flat fields midway between Harlaxton Manor (now the University of Evansville's British campus) and the nearby village of Stroxton. Originally constructed as a Royal Flying Corps aerodrome in November 1916 it closed between the wars, reopening in 1942 as a Royal Air Force flying training establishment until its final closure in 1957. During the Second World War Harlaxton Manor was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force as the station's officers' mess and later to temporarily house the headquarters of the 1st Airborne Division.

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RAF Harlaxton
Gorse Lane, South Kesteven Harlaxton

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Gorse Lane
NG32 1AP South Kesteven, Harlaxton
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