RAF Binbrook

Derelict RAF base at Binbrook, Brookenby.

Opened in early 1940 as a base to 142 bomber sqn with an extra 12 sqn from Finningley in July of the same year.
Closed again in 1942 to allow construction of concrete runways.
May 1943 saw the reopening and incame 460 sqn which saw more casualties than any other Australian Army, Navy or Air Force.
After the war binbrook hosted the Canberra (RAF's first Jet Bomber). Later transferring to fighter command in 1960 hosting sqn's of English Electric Lightning and Gloucester Javelin.
After Closing in 1988 the film 'Memphis Belle' was filmed at Binbrook. After this it became a relief landing spot for RAF Scampton.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• urbex
• urban
• exploration
• raf
• binbrook
• brookenby
• louth
• lincolnshire
• derelict

[cheatingwanker]

this place haunted?

[rustinpeace101]

@cheatingwanker dont really believe in that stuff but possibly?.....

[joejonasluva96]

ok this is no lie but brookenby is on fire as i speak i moved from brookenby about 2 months ago then fone calls from friends telling us that brookenby is on fire there are 4 houses on fire and 12 fire engines there to try and put em all out everyone is scared even i am! this is no lie!

[rustinpeace101]

wow really? that sucks

as in the raf houses or regular houses?

[heyhoe]

Always a shame to see thngs disappear.

[rustinpeace101]

yeah it is, especially with newer buildings like this.

[george99483]

@bigpboi think the kids destroyed most of the it so dont av anything to do with the council

[bigpboi]

asif theve started to knock it all down bloody council this is english history they destroying

[bigpboi]

asif theve started to knock it all done bloody council this is english history they destroying

[TheRobbbT]

me and my mates where in this lastnight! last a laugh

[discodriver]

@joejonasluva96 are you some retard ?

[lolplummo]

man i still go up there i is mint in the buildings and 1 know me kurtis nicholson or finning

[stevo01472]

@cheatingwanker yeah it is

[joejonasluva96]

I was just informing somebody about something ok!! So go and do something else, you know something useful for your life!