The base was placed under control
of Maintenance Command in June
1945 and many RAF Regiment units
transited through Folkingham whilst
being disbanded. At this time the
base was under the control of RAF
Belton Park.
Brief spells followed as a Civil
Defence training site and a motor
racing test circuit. This site was most
notably used by famous British Racing
Motors (BRM). This was a British
Formula One motor racing team that
had its headquarters nearby; behind
Eastgate House on the Spalding Road
in Bourne.
View across part of the former
RAF Folkingham site.
Wartime hangar and buildings
at Folkingham
In the late 1950s Folkingham
became a Thor IRBM base,
operating within the North
Luffenham Missile Wing of
3 Group Bomber Command.
Three missiles were located on
the base between December
1959 and August 1963 and they
were operated by 223 Squadron.
The base eventually closed and
large areas sold off in 1967. Much
returned to agriculture, with some
runway areas used for vehicle and
transport storage.
Parts of the site can be viewed
from near the Forestry Commission
Temple Wood site, looking across
to the remains of the Thor missile
bunkers.
Interesting to note this peaceful
rural location, close to traditional
Lincolnshire villages, stone built
cottages and significant landmarks
like Grimsthorpe Castle is all just a
few miles away from what was once
a Cold War nuclear missile site!
Nissen accommodation
huts at Folkingham
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