St Georges Barracks

North Luffenham

EGWL

1940-

5nm SW of Stamford, Stamford, Rutland, England

52.632778, -0.602222 · 340 feet

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Location C/N Tracking

Ketton Road, Heath House, North Luffenham, Rutland, England, LE15 8NF, United Kingdom

Nearby Locations

		Km
Shacklewell Lodge Farm airstrip	GB0250	3.0	044°
Spanhoe		8.4	188°
RAF Wittering	EGXT	9.3	101°
RAF Cottesmore	EGXJ	11.8	345°
Deenethorpe		14.6	178°
Colsterworth		17.3	001°

Opened under Bomber Command as RAF North Luffenham in 1940. In the 1960s it became a missile base. The RAF flying station closed and it was handed to the Army as St Georges Barracks. An explosive ordnance disposal school still uses the eastern side of the former airfield.

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