1942 Built to Class 'A' standard design.

1943 Jan. 49 Squadron operating Lancasters for No 5 group arrives.

1944. Sep. Flying ops transferred to Dunholme to allow runway repairs. 
          Fog dispersal system installed.(FIDO)

1944, Oct. 49 Squadron departs for Fulbeck,

1944, Oct. 576 Squadron operating Lancasters  for No 1 group arrives.

1944, Oct. 150 Squadron operating Lancasters arrives, staying for three-weeks only.

1945, Sep. 576 Squadron disbands with hostilities over, airfield closed for flying.

1962. Royal Observer Corp H/Q opens.

Date unknown: chicken sheds erected adjacent to main runway installed.

1988. Oil production begins.

1992. Royal Observer Corp H/Q closed-the Cold war being considered finally over.

1995. Memorial to 49 & 576 squadrons erected.

2009, Oil exploration commences on two different area of the airfield.

2010. Section of peri-track relaid in preparation of the possible building of a compost factory on the airfield.

2015. Solar panel farm went on-line producing electricity. 

2022. Oil production ended.

2022. solar panels extended.

The four sites on the Bardney road were called: The Cresent; Ferryside; Woodlands & Longwood. 

The four on the accommodation access road were named: Hallfields; Fenlands; Moorlands & Birchill. 

The Sergents'mess on Site 3 was used as the village school up until 1970.

Today, the airfield is used for a variety of purposes. Arable and poultry farming on the main site. 

Oil was discovered under the airfield in 1977.

Production with two pumps began a year later. These are situated next to the south-eastern peri-track at the end of the old Technical site.

All the buildings have been demolished on the main site including the tower complex and hanger. 

A narrow section of the main runway remains

and is used for access to the poultry farm.

Some sections of the subsiduary runways are still intact and are still the original width but other sections

have been removed to prevent joy-riding/racing.

Some of the original landing light holders still litter the runway.

Large sections of peri-track are still there and are used for access to the oilfield.

A couple of dispersal points are still there in the old 'A' flight area.

The disused Royal Observer Corp H/Q  is located in the old 'A' flight area.

Part of the old ops block still stands and is used for stabling.

West of the road  little remains save for a narrow section of runway, a section of peri-track and a dispersal point.

Of the side of the airfield west of the road,a narrow section of runway remains.

Some section of peri-track and a dispersal and the petrol stores.

The airfield is popular with walkers, cyclists, runners and dog exercisers and several public footpaths cross the airfield.

One of these footpaths follows the peri-track adjacent to the old Technical site and walking down the track at twilight

on a peaceful summer's evening it is hard to imagine the activity that would have been taking place all those years ago during  W.W.2.

Of the dispersed sites, the gymnasium,building 206 on site 4 is visible from the road.

On site 9 the base of the sick bay,building 328 is still there and is used for storing straw bales.

Site 3 is privately owned and several buildings have survived the years.

These are used  by small businesses and personel use by the site owner.

Among them are the officers'mess and the Sergeants' messes,  a power house and  several other buildings

which have been preserved and utilised by the gentleman owner who  very kindly allowed me to photograph the site and

showed me around.

The site is very pleasent with  landscaped areas and an orchard.

Over the years many former occupants of the site have been back to re-visit

and the owner has a visitors' book for them to sign. Another part  of site 3, building number 178 is occupied by the Tanya Wool factory.

Of the other dispersed sites, small copices mark the locations and nothing remains save for a few buildings and some concrete bases

of what would have been a hive of activity all those years ago.

In total, the airfield had, during its operational life, over 400 buildings including 275 on the dispersed sites.

Ranging from hangers to living quarters, briefing rooms to dininghalls and messes.

Now, only a handful remain of what would have been a self-contained community and was home to over 2,000 persons.

Inevitably, empty buildings  attract unwarranted attention or become dangerous to enter.

It therefore was necessary to demolished them for these reasons.

UPDATE TO ABOVE: October 2006, the Lincolnshire Echo has announced that the Tanya Wool factory which has

occupied the former Dining Hall on site 3,building No. 178  is in financial difficulties and may be forced to close.

2009: Factory finally closed but is still standing.

This dining hall was where aircrew had their pre-flight meal and is so many cases was their final one.

October 2010. Plans submitted for the building of a compost-making facility which were rejected.

these hopefully should survive for many years to come.

Of the remaining buildings on site three which include the Officer's and Sergeant's messes,

we can only hope the builders do not move in.

These buildings are the only substancial ones remaining  on this site

and it would be a pity to see them go.

The 2023 oil drilling complex was de-commissioned  and the solar panel farm now covers most of the eastern side of the airfield.