RAF Caistor

former Royal Air Force Relief Landing Ground in Lincolnshire

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1940 — 1963

site, Royal Air Force station, launch and/or landing site, air base, aerodrome, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

• Freebase entry^@
• Historic England listing^@
• Historic England listing^@
• Subterranea Britannica article^@

Location: 53.5028, -0.363889, ///martini.sailors.sofas, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1643-07-28T00:00:00Z

Battle of Gainsborough

1642-07-10T00:00:00Z

Siege of Hull

1643-10-12T00:00:00Z

Siege of Hull

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Frameless

Entrance to former R.A.F. Caistor (geograph 3640377)

Entrance to former R.A.F. Caistor off the North Kelsey Roman Road (geograph 3640384)

Remains of RAF Caistor (geograph 2911416)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic England listing@			Wikidata
link		Historic England listing@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article@			Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Gainsborough	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1642	Siege of Hull	siege, google		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Siege of Hull	siege, google		Wikidata
vessel	1960	Arctic Corsair	fishing trawler, museum ship, google		Wikidata
vessel		Ferriby Boats	shipwreck, museum ship, google		Wikidata
vessel	1957	Ross Tiger	fishing trawler, museum ship, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
bunker		Lincoln Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker		Wikidata
fort		Bull Sand Fort	sea fort		Wikidata
fort		Former Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Site	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort	1861	Fort Paull	military museum, fort, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Haile Sand Fort	sea fort		Wikidata
fort		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 220m east of West Marsh Cottage	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 450m north east of Mere Farm	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort	1542	Hull Castle	fort, google		Wikidata
fort		Hull Castle, South Blockhouse and part of late 17th century Hull Citadel Fort at Garrison Side	fort		Wikidata
fort		Humber Forts	sea fort		Wikidata
fort		Paull Point Battery, coastal artillery battery and Submarine Mining Establishment	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Stone Creek Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, at Sunk Island Clough	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
museum	2002	Museum of RAF Firefighting	military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	2000	RAF Elsham Wolds Memorial Rooms	military museum		Wikidata
museum		RAF Holmpton	Royal Air Force station, radar station, military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1999	RAF Wickenby Memorial Collection Museum	military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2013	Entrance to former R.A.F. Caistor (geograph 3640377)			Wikimedia
image	2013	Entrance to former R.A.F. Caistor off the North Kelsey Roman Road (geograph 3640384)			Wikimedia
image	2012	Remains of RAF Caistor (geograph 2911416)			Wikimedia