RAF Fulbeck

Royal Air Force Fulbeck or more simply RAF Fulbeck is a former Royal Air Force station located 6.3 miles (10.1 km) east of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire and 10.9 miles (17.5 km) west of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England.

Operational squadrons of the 434th and fuselage codes were: The 434th TCG had 56 C-47s and started training with some detachments elsewhere until finally moving to RAF Welford on 10 December 1943.

49 Squadron Lancaster making a low farewell pass across the airfield crashed into the technical area and of the resulting 24 casualties among air and ground personnel, 15 were fatal.

[2] Bomber Command operations from Fulbeck cost 38 Lancasters, either failing to return or destroyed in crashes.

[2] on the 22 April 1945 a Royal Air Force, Avro Lancaster Mk III (PB463) of the 49 Squadron had taken off from the base bound for RAF Syerston.

[3][4][5] The following units were also here at some point:[6] The runways, apart from narrow strips used as farm roads, were removed in the 1970s and all but three of the hardstandings but the perimeter track was kept intact.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Douglas C-47A Skytrain of the 74th TCS/434th TCG at Fulbeck.
Douglas C-47A-15-DK Skytrain Serial 42-92879 of the 303d TCS/442d TCG at Fulbeck in Normandy invasion markings.
RAF Fulbeck memorial.