Moorby
MOORBY: Military Landing Ground (also known as HORNCASTLE)
Aerial view 2018
Note: This picture was obtained from Google Earth ©
As so often, here again I have the Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust web-site to thank for helping to pin-point this location.
Military users: RFC/RAF (Royal Flying Corps / Royal Air Force)
38 [Home Defence] Sqdn (Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c & F.E.2b)
90 [Home Defence] Sqdn (Avro 504K)
Location: About 1nm N of Moorby village which is on the B1183, 3.5nm SSE of Horncastle
Period of operation: 1916 to 1919
Site area: 82 acres 640 x 521
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