RAF Ludford | Education Video by World of Military

<p>Station History</p><p>The site that was to become RAF Ludford Magna was first examined in June 1942 for use as a airfield. By the end of that same month a contract had been awarded and work had begun. The contract was awarded to George Wimpey, at a cost of £800,000. The land chosen was located five miles east of Market Rasen, directly south of both the A631 and the village of Ludford, and owned by the Hilldred family. The usual 36 hardstandings adjoined the perimeter track and all but one were pans. Two other pans were lost due to the erection of four T2 hangars off the southwest perimeter in the technical area. A lone T2 hanger was located on the east side of the airfield and a B1 and T2 on the station technical site near the village itself, between the heads of runways 15 and 20. A road on the west side from the A631 to the A157 was crossed by dispersals in this area. Domestic and communal sites were dispersed in farmland to the north of the airfield. There were seven domestic, two mess, a communal site and sick quarters, giving a maximum accommodation off 1953 male and 305 female personnel. </p><p></p><p> The location of the airfield (430ft above sea level) meant it was the h