RAF Syerston
England — County: Nottinghamshire
About
RAF Syerston opened in Nottinghamshire in 1940 as a Bomber Command station in No. 5 Group. Avro Lancasters of Nos. 61 and 106 Squadrons flew from it on the offensive against Germany; Guy Gibson commanded No. 106 here before going on to form the Dam Busters, and Flying Officer Bill Reid won the Victoria Cross on a sortie from the field in November 1943. After the bombers left it became a flying-training and gliding station, a role it continues today.
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