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RAF Sandtoft is a former Royal Air Force station in North Lincolnshire between Doncaster, South
Yorkshire and Scunthorpe.

RAF Sandtoft opened in February 1944 as a satellite airfield to RAF Lindholme which was 3 miles
to the west.
No. 1 Group RAF, RAF Bomber Command based a number of aircraft here from the No.1667
Heavy Conversion Unit RAF, including Handley Page Halifaxes from RAF Faldingworth
and Avro Lancasters.

In November 1944 the airfield transferred to No. 7 Training Group.

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The RAF station closed on the 10 November 1945.

Post Second World War
After the Second World War, the airfield was placed on care and maintenance and remained
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inactive until allocated to the United States Air Force on the 1 April 1953. The station was never
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occupied by the USAF and returned to Air Ministry control on the 8 September 1955 for disposal.
Today many of the original buildings still exist. However, much of the old RAF Station has been
converted to commercial use and a section of perimeter track is maintained and used by a flying
club. The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft also uses part of the site.