| Syerston was an expansion scheme airfield completed late in 1940. It was to the standard specification with two Type J hangars providing aircraft repair and maintenance cover. At a later date three T2 and a B1 hangar were erected on the site.
Allocated to No. 1 Group, the station was first occupied in December 1940 by Nos. 304 and 305 Squadrons, manned largely by Poles. In July 1941, Syerston was transferred to No. 5 Group and Lindholme to No. 1 Group, the Polish squadrons departing for the latter and No. 408 Squadron, an RCAF unit, arriving from the former. The three intersecting runways are the main 07-25 at 1,950 yards long and 12-30 and 16-34, both at 1,400 yards. Additional domestic sites were built on land to the north-east, chiefly in Flintham Park. At sometime after , three more T2 hangars were erected for glider storage. A number of other units occupied Syerston until 49 Squadron left in October 1945. Syerston was transferred over to Transport Command. However, in May 1946, No. 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron, Auxilliary Air Force, re-formed at Syerston to fly Mosquitos and was present for eleven months. The station then passed to Flying Training Command in November 1947 until 1971 when it went on to care and maintenance with its accommodation and flying field used by service units, notably in connection with gliding activities. Most of the buildings were demolished in 1997 save for the control tower, two hangars and one H-Block used today by the Central Gliding School for the Air Training Corps. |
Syerston's Officers Mess 2005-04-02 14:54:00 |
Syerstons Officers mess with squash courts 2005-04-02 14:55:00 |
A view along the runway from the A46 crash gate 2006-05-30 03:54:38 |
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ATC gliding taking place 2006-05-30 03:54:52 |
J Type hanger 2006-05-30 03:57:11 |
The second J type hanger 2006-05-30 03:57:15 |
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J type hanger in use 2006-05-30 03:58:14 |
