| Digby is one of the few active RAF bases remaining in Lincolnshire, located some 10 miles North-East of Sleaford (or 10 miles South-East of Lincoln) between the B1191 and the A15 on what was once Scopwick Heath.
It originally opened in 1918 as a flying training school named "Scopwick Aerodrome" after the adjacent village, but following the onset of WW2 became an active fighter station and was renamed Digby, after the neighbouring village, to avoid confusion with the similarly named RAF Shotwick in Flintshire. Digby continued as a fighter station and training school until 1954, when it became a "Signals" unit. The grass airfield is still there, but is now home to the many transmitter masts used by the unit. The control tower and two of the hangers were demolished after the war, but one hanger remains on the far side of the field, which is currently used as the station gym. The old Ops building still remains and was re-opened in 1997 as a museum, having been restored to its original WW2 condition. The museum is open to the general public, but access is limited to specific times. As this is still an active RAF station, pictures inside the camp were limited to the memorial and the museum itself, which is a pity as many of the old WW2 station signs around the camp still remain. If you wish to visit the museum yourself, checkout the link on my links page. |
RAF Digby squadron badge on main entrance 535x400 |
Digby's "Gate Guardian" (The Spitfire that is) located inside the main entrance. 535x400 |
Close up of plaque 535x400 |
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Digby's original "op's room", now a museum 535x400 |
Close up of Museum sign 535x400 |
Main corridor into museum 535x400 |
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Restored ops room 535x400 |
Restored ops room, another view (with our tour guide Caroline in background) 535x400 |
Desk on lower level 535x400 |
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View of op's room upper level 535x400 |
View accross ops room upper level 400x535 |
Commemorative plaque, marking the museum's opening. 535x400 |
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Original telegraph received by Digby in 1939 that war had been declared (one of only 3 original notices in the country) 401x535 |
Wireless room 400x535 |
One of the many rooms now housing exhibits and station memoribilia 535x400 |
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One of the many rooms now housing exhibits and station memoribilia 535x400 |
Room dedicated to the Canadian forces that served at Digby 535x400 |
Station memorial, inside main entrance. 535x400 |
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Close up of Memorial inscription 535x400 |
View of airfield taken looking towards the south west (ariels in background) 535x400 |
