RAF Swinderby

former Royal Air Force base in Lincolnshire, England

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1940 — 1993 RAF Norton Disney, SN  site, Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

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Location: 53.1469, -0.671111, ///serves.cheaply.shortens, 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

1217-05-27T00:00:00Z

Battle of Lincoln

1141-02-02T00:00:00Z

Battle of Lincoln

1487-06-16T00:00:00Z

Battle of Stoke Field

1644-05-06T00:00:00Z

Siege of Lincoln

1645-11-01T00:00:00Z

Storming of Shelford House

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Frameless

Demolished gatehouse - geograph.org.uk - 1396646

LancasterPA474

Old hangar - geograph.org.uk - 174699

Poppies - geograph.org.uk - 1174765

RAF Swinderby - geograph.org.uk - 122791

RAF Swinderby - geograph.org.uk - 183619

RAF SWINDERBY Memorial Information Board

RAF Swinderby Polish Squadrons Memorial Bench

Route 64 sculpture - geograph.org.uk - 1367593

Swinderby Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 931064

Water towers - geograph.org.uk - 1396642

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article@			Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Gainsborough	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1217	Battle of Lincoln	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1141	Battle of Lincoln	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1487	Battle of Stoke Field	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1644	Siege of Lincoln	siege, google		Wikidata
conflict	1645	Storming of Shelford House	skirmish		Wikidata
bunker		Lincoln Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Lincolnshire County Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
castle	1067	Belvoir Castle	house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1068	Lincoln Castle	house museum, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1130	Newark Castle	archaeological site, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		International Bomber Command Centre	military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	2002	Museum of RAF Firefighting	military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1918	RAF Digby	Royal Air Force station, military museum, air base, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1997	RAF Digby Sector Ops Room Museum	military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1999	RAF Wickenby Memorial Collection Museum	military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2009	Demolished gatehouse - geograph.org.uk - 1396646			Wikimedia
image	2023	LancasterPA474			Wikimedia
image	2006	Old hangar - geograph.org.uk - 174699			Wikimedia
image	2009	Poppies - geograph.org.uk - 1174765			Wikimedia
image	2006	RAF Swinderby - geograph.org.uk - 122791			Wikimedia
image	2006	RAF Swinderby - geograph.org.uk - 183619			Wikimedia
image	2013	RAF SWINDERBY Memorial Information Board			Wikimedia
image	2013	RAF Swinderby Polish Squadrons Memorial Bench			Wikimedia
image	2009	Route 64 sculpture - geograph.org.uk - 1367593			Wikimedia
image	2008	Swinderby Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 931064			Wikimedia
image	2009	Water towers - geograph.org.uk - 1396642			Wikimedia