| The remains of this former Bomber airfield are situated immediately South of Ludford Magna village, aproximately 5 miles East of Market Rasen, between the A613 and A157 roads.
The airfield opened in 1943, but was redeveloped as a Thor missile base in the late 50's. The site finally closed in 1963 when Thor missiles were taken out of service by the US. Like so many former RAF stations, the old airfield is now used for farming. The old perimiter track is still there, but the main runway has long since been removed, although the subsiduary East-West runway remains, as do the 3 old missile silo's which were built along this stretch. A few buildings still remain on the old technical site, including the old ops block and guardroom, but these are on private property and not readily accessable. The old control tower however, has long been demolished. Many buildings of the former accomodation site, situated North of the A163 road, still exist and have been turned into commercial units. The station was reffered to by the wartime crews as "Mudford Magna" and "Ludford Magma" owing to the state of the airfield everytime it rained (which it did frequently). A memorial to the station can be found in the centre of Ludford Magna village, opposite the Black Horse pub. |
Former main entrance off Six Hills Lane 535x400 |
Former Guard hut on main entrance road (private property). 700x525 |
Former Ops block (private property). 700x525 |
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West side airfield entrance 535x400 |
Surviing Thor missile solo situated on the East-West runway 535x400 |
Old MT shed 535x400 |
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Western peri-track, looking Noth towards old tech site 535x400 |
Western peri-track looking south, Parts of which are now used for hay storage 535x400 |
Eastern airfield entrance 535x400 |
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East side per-track looking north 535x400 |
East side peri-track looking South 535x400 |
Remains of East-West runway, looking West 535x400 |
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Northern head of perimiter track, looking South (Jay in background) 535x400 |
View South accross airfield from what would have been the top of the main north runway. 535x400 |
Former accomodation site building north of A631 535x400 |
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Former accomodation site buildings north of A631, now used for commercial purposes 535x400 |
Former accomodation site buildings north of A631, now used for commercial purposes 535x400 |
Former Former accomodation site building north of A631, now used for commercial purposes 535x400 |
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More surviving buildings North of A631 535x400 |
Station memorial in village centre (opposite the Black Horse pub) 535x400 |
Close up of inscription 535x400 |
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Close up of memorial 400x535 |
