| Ludford Magna opened in the summer of 1943. At a height of 428ft above sea level, it was the highest bomber airfield in England. The site occupied a sloping area leading to the main runway being constructed north-south instead of the more convention north east-south west.
Ludford Magna was home to 101 squadron, flying Lancasters from the airfield until October 1945. 101 Squadron was Bomber Command's first electronic counter-measures squadron. Many of its aircraft flying with an extra crew member whose job it was to use transmitters on the aircraft to jam German night fighter radio frequencies. In 1944 Ludford was equipped with FIDO fog dispersal equipment. After the war Ludford was used as a Thor missile site before being returned to agriculture. Today a few scattered buildings and parts of the runway remains. Further information from:- http://raf-lincolnshire.info/ |
Access road at OS TF 205886 2005-02-15 15:37:38 |
Access road at OS TA209878 2005-02-15 15:39:37 |
Peri-track at OS TF201872 2005-02-15 15:45:33 |
Thor site at OS TF200878 2005-02-15 15:45:40 |
Thor site at OS TF202878 2005-02-15 15:45:46 |
Line of a runway at OS TF204877 looking East 2005-02-15 15:48:19 |
Buildings in use at OS TF194889 2005-02-15 15:50:25 |
Memorial at OS TF201892 2005-02-15 15:53:21 |
Memorial benches at OS TF201892 2005-02-15 15:53:44 |
Memorial benches at OS TF201892 2005-02-15 15:54:02 |
Nissen Hut at OS TF192897 2005-02-15 15:56:13 |
Buildings at OS TF191891 2005-02-15 15:56:39 |
