RAF Barkston Heath
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Royal Air Force Barkston Heath or RAF Barkston Heath (ICAO: EGYE) is a Royal Air Force Relief Landing Ground under the command of RAF Cranwell near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.
RAF Barkston Heath | |||||||||||
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Near Grantham, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°57′44″N 000°33′42″W | ||||||||||
Type | Relief Landing Ground | ||||||||||
Area | 224 hectares (550 acres)[1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | No. 22 Group (Training) | ||||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1938; 86 years ago (1938) | ||||||||||
In use | 1938–1943 (Royal Air Force) 1943–1945 (US Army Air Force) 1945 – present (Royal Air Force) | ||||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||||
Occupants | No. 703 Naval Air Squadron | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: EGYE | ||||||||||
Elevation | 111.8 metres (367 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Source: UK MIL AIP Barkston Heath[2] |
RAF Barkston Heath has the Naval Element of No. 3 Flying Training School RAF (3 FTS) which, for a period between approximately 1995 and 2010, operated the Slingsby T67M260 Firefly, followed by the Grob Tutor T.1 operated between 2010 and 2018.
No. 3 FTS currently provide elementary flying training for Royal Navy students on the Grob Prefect T.1. A secondary role of RAF Barkston Heath is as a Relief Landing Ground for the flying training activities at RAF Cranwell.