RAF Sandtoft | Education Video by World of Military

<p>Station History</p><p>The first site surveys of what was to become RAF Sandtoft began in January 1942. The site finally chosen was located 1 mile WNW of Belton Church, and work began on the 23rd October 1942. The station was built to the standard Class ‘A’ design, with three runways crossing each other surrounded by the peri-track. The technical site was made up of three hangars, two T2’s and one B1. Both the T2’s were located just off the western peri-track, with the single B1 located just off the eastern peri-track. Both the accommodation and communal sites were located on the western side of the station close to the local public House. </p><p><br></p><p> Once completed the station was planned to become a satellite of RAF Lindholme which in turn was controlled by 11 Base, 1 Group Bomber Command. The station was pencilled in to receive its first operational unit on the 10th January 1944, so with this in mind the airfield began to open on 12th December 1943, despite it not being completely finished.</p><p>WWII</p><p>The mid-January date came and passed without any sign of its first residents. It wasn’t until the 18th February 1944 that the first aircraft would arrive bringing wi