RAF Lindholme
| RAF Lindholme RAF Hatfield Woodhouse | |||||||||
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| Hatfield Woodhouse, South Yorkshire in England | |||||||||
Former control tower and field adjacent to the disused airfield | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station parent station 1940-43 11 Base HQ 1943-44 71 Base HQ 1944-46 | ||||||||
| Code | LB | ||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 1 Group RAF * No. 5 Group RAF * No. 7 (T) Group RAF | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
RAF Lindholme Shown within South Yorkshire RAF Lindholme RAF Lindholme (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°33′06″N 000°58′03″W / 53.55167°N 0.96750°W | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1938 | ||||||||
| In use | 1 June 1940 – 1985 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: EGXQ | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Lindholme or more simply RAF Lindholme is a former Royal Air Force station in South Yorkshire, England. It was located 3.9 miles (6.3 km) south of Thorne and 6.9 miles (11.1 km) north east of Doncaster and was initially called RAF Hatfield Woodhouse.