The then owner, Field Marshal Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd personally appealed to King George VI and the Air Ministry relented, redrawing the plans that resulted in the building of the resited RAF Spilsby although the runway would eventually end only a few yards short of the Gunby estate boundary hedge.

During the war the Lancasters of 207 Squadron flew over 6,000 individual sorties during 540 operational missions,[1] by both day and night with the loss of 154 seven man crews killed or missing,[1] with at least another 9 aircraft lost on non-operational training or ferry flights.

[citation needed] On Easter Monday 10 April 1944, during the preparation for an operation, a 1,000 lb (450 kg) bomb exploded while it was being disarmed in a fusing shed.

During 207 Squadron's daylight departure on sorties, a Lancaster piloted by Flying Officer Arthur Loveless swung violently on take-off and careered across the airfield.

It demolished a Nissen hut before coming to rest among four Halifaxes belonging to 429 'Bison' Squadron (RCAF) which had been diverted to Spilsby from the previous night's operation.

This led to revised approach procedures being implemented with aircraft being allocated specific time slots to prevent overcrowding in the circuit.

The Korean war had ended in 1953 but the USAF did not move out until March 1958,[1] relocating to RAF Mildenhall, when the Spilsby airfield immediately closed.

With the V-force disbanding the runways and perimeter track were finally torn up during the late 1970s, with most of the crushed aggregate being used in the construction of the new Humber Bridge.