| RAF Fulbeck is located about 8 miles East of Newark, approximately 2 miles south of the main A17 road, near to the village of Stragglethorpe (Fulbeck village, from where it takes it's name, is actually a further 3 miles to the East).
This bomber airfield first opened in 1940, and remained active after WW2 as a relief landing ground for nearby Cranwell until 1970, when it finally closed. Part of the old site is still owned by the MOD, and used as a training area for nearby Beckingham Army camp. Though the old control tower, and majority of other buildings, have long been demolished. But many traces of the old airfield remain. The old MT shed survives, along with a few blast shelters. The perimeter track and parts of the main runways are still visible, although part of this is now home to a couple of go-kart tracks, which have been built on the southern side. The rest of the site has been turned back into farmland. A memorial to the site sits next to the old main entrance on Stragglethorpe road. |
Former main entrance, located off Stragglethorpe road. 713x535 |
Memorial by the main entrance 713x535 |
close up of memorial inscription 293x535 |
Eastern perimeter track looking North. The compound in the background was where the old control tower once stood 742x535 |
Last original building in the old Control Tower compound. 713x535 |
Eastern perimeter track looking South, with former rifle range in the background. 713x535 |
Old MT shed standing derelict, currently used as a farm stores. 713x535 |
Old hut 713x535 |
Blast shelter 713x535 |
