Buckminster
Location:
Squadrons / Units:
no trace of the airfield remains
28 Squadron
90 Squadron
Dates of Operation:
1916 to 1919 – World War I
landing ground
A small grass landing field was
established at Buckminster in September
1916 for use by Home Defence
Squadrons. The first squadron to be
based there was ‘C’ Flight of 38 Squadron,
which had its headquarters across the
county boundary in Melton Mowbray.
Equipped with FE2b biplanes, 38
Squadron undertook night patrols to
attack any Zeppelins operating over the
East Midlands. The squadron moved out
in May 1918 and was replaced by 90
Squadron, which was operating Sopwith
Camels and Avro 504s, again used as
night fighters. Squadron headquarters
were at Buckminster and ‘A’ Flight
operated at Leadenham.
After the end of World War I, the unit
was disbanded in 1919 and the site
returned to agriculture. Buckminster was
never reactivated and today there is no
trace of Buckminster airfield.
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