RAF Digby
Royal Air Force Digby otherwise known as RAF Digby is a Royal Air Force station located near Scopwick and 11.6 mi (18.7 km) south east of Lincoln, in Lincolnshire, England. The station is home to the tri-service Joint Service Signals Organisation, part of the Joint Forces Intelligence Group of Joint Forces Command. Other units include the RAF Aerial Erector School, No. 54 Signals Unit and No. 591 Signals Unit.
| RAF Digby | |||||||||||
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| Near Scopwick, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||||||
Replica Spitfire as gate guardian | |||||||||||
RAF Digby Shown within Lincolnshire | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°05′27″N 000°26′03″W | ||||||||||
| Type | Joint signals intelligence station | ||||||||||
| Area | 171 hectares | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force and Joint Forces Command | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1918 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1918–present | ||||||||||
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| Elevation | 61 metres (200 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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| Flying ceased in January 1953. Airfield no longer in use. | |||||||||||
Formerly an RAF training and fighter airfield, it is one of the country's older Royal Air Force stations, predated only by RAF Northolt, which is the oldest and predates the Royal Air Force by three years, having opened in 1915. Flying at Digby ceased in 1953.
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