RAF Goxhill USAAF Station 345 | |||||||||||
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Goxhill, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°40′40″N 000°18′56″W / 53.67778°N 0.31556°W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
Code | GX | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command 1941 RAF Fighter Command 1941-42 1945- Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1940 | /41||||||||||
Built by | John Laing & Son Ltd | ||||||||||
In use | June 1941 - December 1953 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Identifiers | WMO: (grid reference TA110210) | ||||||||||
Elevation | 6 metres (20 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Goxhill or RAF Goxhill is a former Royal Air Force station located east of Goxhill, on the south bank of the Humber Estuary, opposite the city of Kingston upon Hull, in north Lincolnshire, England.