Bracebridge Heath
BRACEBRIDGE HEATH: Manufacturers aerodrome also military Landing Ground
Military users: WW1: RFC/RAF (Royal Flying Corps / Royal Air Force)
112 Sqdn [Home Defence] (Sopwith Pups, possibly Sopwith Camels?)
Note: Briefly used in 1918.
1919 to 1920: No.4 Air Acceptance Park
Manufacturers: WW1: Robey & Co, Ruston Proctor Ltd, Marshall Sons & Co and Clayton & Shuttleworth Ltd
Note: It appears the airfield was initially laid out by Robey & Co in 1916.
Location: Roughly 2nm SSE of Lincoln city centre, E of the A15
Period of operation: Civil: 1915 to 1918 Military: 1916 to 1919 (Care & Maintenance: 1920)
Landing area: 111 acres 869x549 grass
NOTES: I wonder if the Shuttleworth name, as in Clayton and Shuttleworth, has a connection with the Shuttlworth Trust at OLD WARDEN in BEDFORDSHIRE?
It also appears that during WW2 the A. V. Roe company, (AVRO), used the factory site as a Repair Organisation to repair damaged Lancasters. But, were they then flown out, or transported by road? The WW1 airfield dimensions indicate that lightly laden Lancasters could easily be flown out. But, RAF WADDINGTON is only about a mile or so further south. If anybody can kindly offer advice, this will be most welcome.
john walls
This comment was written on: 2020-08-14 21:06:46Yes , the Shuttleworth estate was built on the success of the Lincoln engineering company. The Avro Repair Organisation received aircraft sections on Queen Mary trailers. Repaired aircraft were towed up the A15 Sleaford Road to RAF Waddington where Avro took over a hangar to add the wing outer sections and flight test. Later in the war the repaired sections went to Avro at Langar for reassembly, Ansons and two Avro 707s made the A15 trip.
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