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4 unusual facts about RAF Binbrook


Brookenby Church

Following the closure of RAF Binbrook, the building was converted to a community centre to serve the newly formed village of Brookenby.

RAF Binbrook

The married quarters are private housing, forming the new village of Brookenby.

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Royal Air Force Station Binbrook or RAF Binbrook is a former Royal Air Force station near Brookenby, Lincolnshire, England, that was primarily used by Bomber Command.

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On 8 September 1970, Captain William Schaffner, an American exchange pilot flying BAC Lightnings with 5 Squadron, took off from Binbrook in the plane XS894 at 22:06, armed with two Red Top air-to-air missiles.



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