HEMSWELL

County

Pundit Code

Lincolnshire

HL

General Information

Facilities

Opened

January 1937

Runways

3 Concrete/Tarmac

Closed

1967

Hangers

4 – Type C, 1 Type T2

Elevation

180

feet

Contractor

Various

Squadrons and Units

Sqn/Unit

Group

From

To

Aircraft

301 Sqn

1 GP

18/07/41

07/04/43

Wellington I, III

305 Sqn

1 GP

22/07/42

22/06/43

Wellington II, IV, X

83 Sqn

5 GP

18/04/44

01/01/46

Lancaster I, III, Lincoln

1 Lancaster Finishing School (LFS)

1 GP

01/44

11/44

Lancaster I, III

150 Sqn

1 GP

22/11/44

07/11/45

Lancaster I, III

170 Sqn

1 GP

29/11/44

14/11/45

Lancaster I, III

Points of Interest

Opened with full station status as January 1937

Became No. 13 Base substation October 1944

Station Memorial

Unknown