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Alma Park
Anwick
Bardney
Barkston Heath
Belton Park
Binbrook
Blankney Hall
Blyton
Boston Wyberton Fen
Bottesford
Bracebridge Heath
Braceby
Buckminster
Bucknall
Caistor
Cockthorne
Coleby Grange
Coningsby
Cranwell
Cuxwold
Digby
Donna Nook
Dunholme Lodge
East Halton
East Kirkby
Elsham Wolds
Faldingworth
Fiskerton
Folkingham
Freiston
Fulbeck
Gosberton
Goxhill
Grantham
Greenland Top
Grimsby
Grimsthorpe Park
Harlaxton
Hemswell
Hibaldstow
Holbeach
Humberston
Immingham
Ingham
Ingoldmels
Kelstern
Killingholme
Kirmington
Kirton in Lindsey
Langtoft
Leadenham
Lincoln West Common
Ludford Magna
Manby
Market Deeping
Market Stainton
Mere
Metheringham
Moorby
Morton Hall
New Holland
Nocton Hall
Normanby
North Coates
North Killingholme
North Witham
Norton Disney
Orby
Rauceby
Saltby
Sandtoft
Scampton
Skegness
Skellingthorpe
Skendleby
South Carlton
South Elkington
South Witham
Spilsby
Spitalgate
Stenigot
Strubby
Sturgate
Sutton Bridge
Swinderby
Swinstead
Theddlethorpe
Tydd St Mary
Waddington
Wainfleet
Waltham (Grimsby)
Wellingore
Wickenby
Wigsley
Winterton
Woodhall Spa

Updated: 12 Feb 12

Opened: 1928

Closed: still an active RAF Station.

ICAO Code: EGYH

Units based here:

RAF Holbeach is known as the Wash Bombing Range and is located around 8 miles North-North-East of Holbeach village, approximately equidistant from Boston and King's Lynn. The range is intended for air weapons training, principally for RAF and other NATO nations to drop practice bombs and fire cannon.

The boundaries of the range danger zone cover an area of 42 square kilometres between the low water mark and sea bank, from Wainfleet Sands to the north-east to Friskney Flats in the south-west.

Holbeach opened in 1928 as a bombing and gunnery range. There was also a small landing ground at one point. Today there is just a small helipad.

The representative target set on the Wash sands includes a number of beached trailers. Accuracy of the fall of shot is calculated from obseration from manned towers parallel to the target line and other semi-automatic systems.

Formerly parented by RAF Marham, Holbeach transfered to Defence Estates on 1 Apr 2006 although an affiliation still exists. 5131 Bomb Disposal Squadon based at RAF Marham have the task of clearing the targets of spent ordnance.

RAF Holbeach on Thunder and Lightning

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