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Former RAF station in Lincolnshire
Royal Air Force Sutton Bridge or more simply RAF Sutton Bridge is a former Royal Air Force station found next to the village of Sutton Bridge in the south-east
RAF_Sutton_Bridge
Town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
Sutton Bridge is a town and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A17 road, 7 miles (11 km) north
Sutton_Bridge
Military range in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, eastern England. The site was originally associated with RAF Sutton Bridge, but was designated Royal Air Force Holbeach in the 1950s. It adopted
Holbeach_Air_Weapons_Range
Indian air force officer
including Dutt, were selected for fighter training at No. 56 OTU at RAF Sutton Bridge. Subsequently, he spent near four months protecting convoys through
Ranjan_Dutt
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
Royal Air Force Full Sutton or RAF Full Sutton is a former Royal Air Force station located 2 miles (3.2 km) south east of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire
RAF_Full_Sutton
Former Royal Air Force station in Yorkshire, England
disbanded in October 1944. The Central Gunnery School transferred in from RAF Sutton Bridge in March 1944, continuing its role of training experienced aircrew
RAF_Catfoss
Former RAF station in Angus, Scotland
1942 No. 56 Operational Training Unit (OTU) was relocated to RAF Tealing from RAF Sutton Bridge in south Lincolnshire, equipped with Hawker Hurricane, Miles
RAF_Tealing
Canadian fighter pilot and flying ace
hit. It is alleged that whilst stationed at RAF Sutton Bridge he actually flew under the Crosskeys Bridge that crosses the Nene, which still stands today
George_Beurling
Pilot of the Munich air disaster
56 Operational Training Unit based at RAF Sutton Bridge, in December 1941 he was assigned to No. 153 Squadron RAF. After a few days, he was sent to 62
Kenneth_Rayment
Aircraft towing a drone for target practice
Flight at the Central Gunnery School whilst the School was based at RAF Sutton Bridge from April 1942 to March 1944. Other aircraft used in this role were
Target_tug
Bay and estuary on east coast of England
training. RAF Holbeach, active since 1926, was originally part of the former RAF Sutton Bridge station. Another range situated on the Wash—RAF Wainfleet—was
The_Wash
List of Operational Training Units (OTUs) of the British Royal Air Force (RAF)
Sturtivant 2007, pp. 198-206 Goodrum, Alastair (1997). Airfield Focus 65: Sutton Bridge. ISBN 9781904514152. Goodrum, Alastair (1997). Combat Ready!. ISBN 9781870384605
List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Operational_Training_Units
(serving from late 1956 with No. 58 Aircraft Maintenance Unit RAF) stationed at RAF Sutton Bridge". Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved
List of Royal Air Force Maintenance units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Maintenance_units
British World War II flying ace
were more urgently required elsewhere. No. 264 Squadron RAF was re-formed at RAF Sutton Bridge in October 1939 and in March 1940 Hunter joined the squadron
Philip_Hunter_(RAF_officer)
Organisation to develop and promote the potato industry in Great Britain
bought the former RAF base, RAF Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire, and set up an agricultural experiment station, now known as Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research
AHDB_Potatoes
When RAF Staxton Wold was in the process of being decommissioned in 1945, it was parented by RAF Sutton Bridge (Norfolk), and then later RAF Henlow
Royal_Air_Force_station
Operational Training Unit of the Royal Air Force
Second World War at RAF Andover operating Hawker Hurricanes, Miles Mentors and Airspeed Oxfords until 6 March 1940 when at RAF Sutton Bridge it was disbanded
No. 236 Operational Conversion Unit RAF
No._236_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF
Former Royal Air Force operations group
Training Unit RAF at RAF Aston Down equipped with Supermarine Spitfire and Bristol Blenheim No. 6 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Sutton Bridge equipped
No._10_Group_RAF
1941 attack aircraft family by Vultee
June 1944, there were seven A-35Bs at RAF Cluntoe, seven at Greencastle, ten at RAF Sutton Bridge and six at RAF East Wretham. When the CCRCs were dissolved
Vultee_A-31_Vengeance
County of England
Lincolnshire coastline—RAF Holbeach active since 1926 (originally part of the former RAF Sutton Bridge station) and Donna Nook. The RAF Wainfleet range was
Lincolnshire
After a spell as Officer Commanding the Central Gunnery School at RAF Sutton Bridge, in August 1943 he commanded No. 15 Fighter Wing, and then No. 125
James_Rankin_(RAF_officer)
Indians selected for RAF pilot training in 1940
training at No. 56 OTU at RAF Sutton Bridge, including Dutt, Pujji, Mehta, Gnanamuthu and Nazirullah. They mostly served in RAF squadrons after the Battle
24_Indian_pilots
Belgian fighter pilot (1915–1990)
December, was posted to the Central Gunnery School at RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, returning to RAF Manston on 7 February 1944. On 27 April, he was posted
Remy_Van_Lierde
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
1919 at Novorossisk. The squadron was reformed on 30 October 1939 at RAF Sutton Bridge as a fighter squadron, one of the Rhodesian gift squadrons and was
No._266_Squadron_RAF
NZ RAF officer (1919–2016)
at RAF Sutton Bridge on the Pilot Gunnery Instructors Training Wing to receive training to become a Spitfire gunnery instructor. (See link to Sutton Bridge
Keith_Lawrence_(RAF_officer)
RAF Tengah, Singapore Tornado F.3 Operational Evaluation Unit RAF at RAF Coningsby (1987-??) Tornado Weapons Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Honington/RAF
List of Royal Air Force units & establishments
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_units_&_establishments
month later Thorne was posted to the newly formed No. 264 Squadron RAF at RAF Sutton Bridge to fly the Boulton Paul Defiant An unusual fighter for its era
Ted_Thorn_(RAF_officer)
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
New Zealand flying ace
which time he returned to the United Kingdom. Once there, he went to RAF Sutton Bridge to complete a course at the Central Gunnery School. He then took command
John_Noble_MacKenzie
Former Royal Air Force flying training school
grounds at RAF Sibson, RAF Horsey Toll, RAF Sutton Bridge, RAF Polebrook and RAF Kings Cliffe. History of No. 202 Advanced Flying School RAF The school
No. 7 Flying Training School RAF
No._7_Flying_Training_School_RAF
WWII-era British Royal Air Force interceptor aircraft
October 1939, No. 264 (Madras Presidency) Squadron was reformed at RAF Sutton Bridge to operate the Defiant. Initial training, formal squadron acceptance
Boulton_Paul_Defiant
He trained at RAF Eastchurch in Kent and RAF Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire. On 8 August 1940 Własnowolski joined No. 32 Squadron RAF, which flew Hawker
Bolesław_Własnowolski
Czechoslovak fighter ace in World War II
enlisted in the RAF Volunteer Reserve as a sergeant. On 21 September 1940 he was posted to No. 6 Operational Training Unit at RAF Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire
Miloslav_Mansfeld
1940 airlifter by Armstrong Whitworth
Development Unit used two aircraft at RAF Tain between September and December 1942. Central Gunnery School at RAF Sutton Bridge used one aircraft between September
Armstrong_Whitworth_Albemarle
Former Royal Air Force operations group
56 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Sutton Bridge with Hawker Hurricanes No. 57 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Hawarden with Supermarine Spitfires
No._81_Group_RAF
Former RAF station in Norfolk, England
Royal Air Force Matlaske or more simply RAF Matlaske is a former Royal Air Force satellite station to RAF Coltishall, situated near Matlaske in Norfolk
RAF_Matlaske
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
other airfields such as RAF Clifton, RAF Netherthorpe, RAF Sutton Bridge, RAF Doncaster and RAF Martlesham Heath initially flying the Westland Lysander
RAF_Firbeck
Indian Royal Air Force fighter pilot
went on to the renowned No. 56 Operational Training Unit (OTU) at RAF Sutton Bridge, where they joined British and other foreign-allied pilots for advanced
Mohinder_Singh_Pujji
British flying ace of WWII
he was posted away to No. 56 Operational Training Unit (OTU) at RAF Sutton Bridge to serve as an instructor. In January 1942, Dafforn was posted to
Robert_Dafforn
British Royal Air Force officer
(Fighter Wing) at the Central Gunnery School, based at RAF Sutton Bridge, and some months later RAF Catfoss. He was then appointed as the Officer Commanding
Archibald_Winskill
French fighter pilot, killed in action while serving in the Royal Air Force
Mouchotte trained at RAF Old Sarum and RAF Sutton Bridge on Hawker Hurricanes, before being posted to No. 615 Squadron RAF at RAF Northolt in northwest
René_Mouchotte
Former Royal Air Force flying training group
including No. 1 Air Armament School RAF, at RAF Manby, and the Central Gunnery School RAF, at RAF Sutton Bridge. On 7 July 1942, the Air Gunners Schools
No._25_Group_RAF
there in August 1943 to attend the Central Gunnery School (CGS) at RAF Sutton Bridge. In April 1944 Hardy was posted to No. 485 Squadron. It was operating
Owen_Hardy
Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
is a high security prison, HMP Full Sutton. Full Sutton is also home to a former air force station, RAF Full Sutton. Opened in 1944, the station operated
Full_Sutton
New Zealand flying ace (1917–1995)
Flying Cross by the United States. On 21 October 1943 he was sent to RAF Sutton Bridge, where he was to be the chief instructor at the Fighter Wing of the
Alan_Deere
Advanced trainer aircraft in Britain
purposes at the Central Gunnery School whilst the School was based at RAF Sutton Bridge from April 1942 to March 1944. In this role, they pulled the drogue
Miles_Master
Road in England
marshes to cross the River Deben at Wilford Bridge. Beyond the bridge the B1083 forks right towards Sutton Hoo at a roundabout whilst the A1152 continues
A1152_road
British World War II flying ace
After a stay with family, he attended the Central Gunnery School at RAF Sutton Bridge, which he completed in September 1943. While in Britain, Carey trained
Frank_Reginald_Carey
(1953–58) Towed Target Flight RAF, Seletar (1951) Towed Target Flight RAF, Sutton Bridge (1940) Towed Target Flight RAF, Tangmere (1950–51) Lake 1999
List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_independent_flights
Road in England
junctions and also for its most famous landmark, the Cross Keys Bridge at Sutton Bridge close to the Lincolnshire/Cambridgeshire/Norfolk borders which
A17_road_(England)
Rhodesian politician (1882–1972)
Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder on 30 March 1942. 266 Squadron, RAF, was formed at RAF Sutton Bridge on 30 October 1939. The majority of the Squadron were Rhodesian
Ernest_Lucas_Guest
1962 film by Sidney Lumet
ISBN 978-8884405036. "Crowther, Bosley, "Screen: 'A View From the Bridge' at the Sutton:Adaptation of Drama by Arthur Miller Bows." The New York Times,
A_View_from_the_Bridge_(film)
Training School at RAF Little Rissington in April 1940. Pallister converted to Hurricanes at No. 6 Operational Training Unit at RAF Sutton Bridge in July 1940
George_Palliser
Camp at RAF Sutton Bridge. During the Second World War, he was initially station commander at RAF Upper Heyford before taking command of one of RAF Fighter
Frank_Ormond_Soden
Czechoslovak pilot (1916–1957)
Operational Training Unit at RAF Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire. Then on 1 October Bryks was posted to No. 12 Operational Training Unit at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire
Josef_Bryks
British flying ace
to serve in the Royal Air Force (RAF). After his arrival, he received further flight training at RAF Sutton Bridge, where he learnt to fly the Hawker
Desmond_J._Scott
Training Unit at RAF Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire. He was then posted back to Duxford to the newly formed No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF, and on 10 September
Jan_Ambrus
to No. 6 Operational Training Unit (OTU), at RAF Sutton Bridge during the Battle of Britain. Sutton Bridge is on the Lincolnshire coast, in Eastern England
Billy_Drake
British-Canadian aviator
allowed to remain. Keith was assigned to command the RAF Central Gunnery School at RAF Sutton Bridge, but after a short period of sickness and a recommendation
Claude_Hilton_Keith
New Zealand flying ace
(RAF). After completing his induction, he went to No. 1 Fighter Pilot Unit at RAF Meir and then No. 6 Operational Training Unit at RAF Sutton Bridge for
William_Hodgson_(RAF_officer)
Former airport in Germany
Gatow, or RAF Gatow for short. The Station was given the Latin motto Pons Heri Pons Hodie, which may be translated as A bridge yesterday, a bridge today.
RAF_Gatow
New Zealand flying ace
to serve in the Royal Air Force (RAF). After his arrival, he received further flight training at RAF Sutton Bridge, where he learnt to fly the Hawker
Ernest_Joyce_(RNZAF_officer)
Suburb of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Trail. Between 1939 and 1961, the Royal Air Force had a base in the area, RAF Sutton on Hull, which did not have a runway. Initially the site was used as a
Sutton-on-Hull
Village in Suffolk, England
Wood-bridge. Acres, 6,410; of which 430 are water. The Domesday Book is the oldest public record of the village; the book features information on Sutton as
Sutton,_Suffolk
Former flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
1 March 1919. On 30 October 1939 No. 264 Squadron was re-formed at Sutton Bridge to bring the Boulton Paul Defiant fighter into service. After a move
No._264_Squadron_RAF
Airport in South London, England, 1920–1959
Squadron RAF No. 3 Squadron RAF No. 10 Squadron RAF No. 17 Squadron RAF No. 22 Squadron RAF No. 32 Squadron RAF No. 39 Squadron RAF No. 41 Squadron RAF No.
Croydon_Airport
Attacks on British soldiers in Limburg
RTE Archives Collection. "IRA Kill RAF Members". rte.ie. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Malcolm Sutton. "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". cain.ulst.ac.uk. Retrieved
1988 IRA attacks in the Netherlands
1988_IRA_attacks_in_the_Netherlands
Main line railway route in south-east England
Garden City, London Blackfriars and Cambridge to Sutton, Orpington, Sevenoaks, Rainham, Horsham, Three Bridges, Brighton and East Grinstead. The initial network
Thameslink
Village and electoral ward in Lincolnshire, England
borders Sutton St James to the south. At Leedsgate Bridge, west of Inley Drove Farm, it meets the parish of Fleet. North of Leedsgate Bridge, the parish
Gedney,_Lincolnshire
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
War, 1940-1. Sutton Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-7509-1126-3. Scott, Stuart R. Mosquito Thunder: No. 105 Squadron RAF at War, 1942-5. Sutton Publishing, 2001
No._105_Squadron_RAF
Former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England
Service Flying Training School RAF with Oxfords from Sutton Bridge, moved to Cottesmore. 1948 to 1952, Used by non-flying RAF Training Schools. 1952 to 1957
RAF_Kirton_in_Lindsey
Grammar school, academy in Sutton, London, England
Sutton Grammar School (formerly Sutton Grammar School for Boys) is an 11–18 boys selective state grammar school located in South London. The school's main
Sutton_Grammar_School
Irish republican paramilitary group
Republican Action Force (SARAF) shortened simply to the Republican Action Force (RAF) for a small number of attacks in Belfast was an Irish republican paramilitary
South Armagh Republican Action Force
South_Armagh_Republican_Action_Force
British state-owned train operating company
London Bridge through the South London suburbs of Battersea, Norbury, Peckham, Sydenham, Crystal Palace, Norwood, Croydon, Streatham, Purley and Sutton to
Greater_Thameslink_Railway
City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
World War, the IG Farben factories were bombed by the RAF on 22 August 1943, again by the RAF during bombing campaigns on 19/20 November, the USAAF Eighth
Leverkusen
British rear gunner in heavy bombers (1915-1983)
1943 he attended a gunnery course at the Central Gunnery School at Sutton Bridge and then became an instructor in Fighter Affiliation at No. 26 Operational
Ken_Hudson
January 1942. In March 1943 Vale attended the Central Gunnery School at Sutton Bridge, then commanded 11 AFC at Fairwood Common until the end of the war.
William_Vale
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
during the Second World War, originally based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire and currently based at RAF Marham in Norfolk. In the early 21st century it
No._617_Squadron_RAF
Bridge in Bristol, England
of Londonderry, jumped to her death from the bridge on 13 August 1993. In 1957 an RAF Filton-based RAF Vampire jet from 501 Squadron piloted by Flying
Clifton_Suspension_Bridge
Royal Air Force station in Greater London, England
Royal Air Force Northolt or more simply RAF Northolt (IATA: NHT, ICAO: EGWU) is a Royal Air Force station in South Ruislip, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km;
RAF_Northolt
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
increase in bomber operations in World War II, work began on RAF Mepal between the villages of Sutton and Mepal. The airfield opened in 1943 and remained operational
Sutton-in-the-Isle
Village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England
Gainsthorpe Road. Signal Box – 1880 timber signal box on Gainsthorpe Road. See RAF Hibaldstow and for the skydiving centre, Skydive Hibaldstow. A local level
Hibaldstow
Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
other is the 6th Skegness. RAF Manby was situated near the village between 1938 and 1974. Houses in Manby were built for RAF personnel, with village streets
Manby
Village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England
houses are the Marquis of Granby and the Red Lion Inn, both on High Street. RAF Wellingore opened in 1935 and operated for ten years until it was decommissioned
Wellingore
Former Royal Air Force base in England
Royal Air Force Debden or more simply RAF Debden is a former Royal Air Force station located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Saffron Walden and approximately
RAF_Debden
British flying ace of WWII
Spitfire fighters and based at Sutton Bridge. However his older brother Philip was a wing commander at Sutton Bridge and it was decided to send Eric
Eric_Barwell
British Royal Air Force pilot school
from the Southern Training Bridge to HQ Training Division on 5 January 1918 and was redesignated Flying Instructors School RAF on 23 December 1919. The
Central_Flying_School
Former RAF barracks
the former Royal Air Force barracks for RAF Woodhall Spa. It is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of the site of RAF Woodhall Spa, in the civil parish of Tattershall
Thorpe_Camp
Town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district in Lincolnshire, England
national importance or RAF significance. From 1950[until when?] RAF Coningsby was home to three squadrons of Washingtons, the RAF name for the Boeing B-29
Coningsby
Village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England
between the A15 to the east and the A17 to the west, joins the village to RAF Cranwell. The appropriate civil parish is called Cranwell, Brauncewell and
Cranwell
Housing estate in Kingston upon Hull, England
the station was renamed RAF Sutton on Hull. It became the home of the RAF School of Fire Fighting and Rescue from 1943–59. The RAF Station was finally disposed
Bransholme
Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
Derwent forms part of the parish boundary and the historic Sutton Bridge connects Elvington to Sutton upon Derwent. The village has three large industrial estates
Elvington,_North_Yorkshire
Town in Lincolnshire, England
War, the area round Stamford contained several military sites, including RAF station, airborne encampments and a prisoner-of-war camp. Within the town
Stamford,_Lincolnshire
Port town in Suffolk, England
(wood) and brycg (bridge). The Sutton Hoo Society's 1988 magazine Saxon points out, however, that there is no suitable site for a bridge at Woodbridge, or
Woodbridge,_Suffolk
Aviation arm of the British Army
the army used RAF co-operation squadrons. At the beginning of the Second World War, Royal Artillery officers, with the assistance of RAF technicians, flew
Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)
Army_Air_Corps_(United_Kingdom)
denoted by the letters "DF" after a squadron number. Region HQ RAF Wyton Wing HQ RAF Wyton 10F (Luton) 22 (Sandy) 51 (Orton) 73 (Huntingdon) 104 (City
List of Air Training Corps squadrons
List_of_Air_Training_Corps_squadrons
the fledgling Royal Air Force (RAF) as temporary structures until more permanent facilities could be built such as at RAF Cleave in Cornwall. Around 1908
Bessonneau_hangar
Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England
6 km) to the south-west. Birchwood estate, built in the 1970s on the site of RAF Skellingthorpe, is 2.5 miles (4 km) to the south-east. The earliest-known
Skellingthorpe
Village in Lincolnshire, England
repairs to the floor. The church contains a memorial to a No. 49 Squadron RAF Avro Lancaster that crashed near the village on 26 November 1944. The aircraft
Dry_Doddington
Village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England
landing ground for RAF Cranwell. In May 1941 it was transferred to 12 Group, RAF Fighter Command and became a satellite station for RAF Digby. The station
Coleby,_North_Kesteven
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