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This fascinating narrative covers his training in Canada and the UK and focuses on his tour of operations on the Lancaster. His memoirs span 14 OTU at RAF Cottesmore, RAF Saltby, 1654 HCU at RAF Wigsley, training at RAF Fulbeck and then operations on 61 Sqn RAF from RAF Syerston and 463 Sqn RAAF from RAF Waddington before posting back to the training sytem after completing his operational tour. 

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Welcome to RAF-Lincolnshire.info. This privately-owned site is dedicated to preserving the memory of all those Lincolnshire locations associated with military aviation and those who served on them.

In addition to a comprehensive history of each station and facility, and of the squadrons' time in the county, RAF-Lincolnshire.info aims providing a portal to all other specialist websites and action groups who care about the heritage and legacy of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force units and squadrons.

The site focuses on the Second World War but spans the history of the RAF and its military aviation precursors from the dawn of manned military aviation to the present day. See the history page for an overview.

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For help on finding you way around go to the navigation page. The structure of the site is laid out in the sitemap. Please also consult the FAQs before you email the webmaster about any queries. The site is under continual development and you can find out what has been added in the latest updates and by reviewing the Facebook feed at the bottom of this page - or indeed find us on Facebook!

There are over 1000 pages comprising summary histories of airfields and other locations, and of squadrons and other formations. Use the clickable map to the left for quick navigation to stations. Check the navigation links on the left of each page. You can follow units as they move from station to station as these pages are all inter-linked. There are also pages to cover the memorials to units based at Lincolnshire stations, photographs of stations and details of aviation museums. Alternatively, search the site using Google. If you wish to leave an anecdote or question for other visitors please join the forum or send your message via the contact form. This site grows through visitors' contributions - see the 'thankyous' page for details of some of our helpers.