Forces RAF Coningsby Community Information Portal

RAF Coningsby nr Woodhall Spa Lincolnshire

Royal Air Force Coningsby’s mission: 'To Develop the future, deliver the present and commemorate the past of the Royal Air Force’s combat air power’, reflects the diverse array of aircraft based here. These aircraft include Harrier GR9, Tornado GR4, Spitfires and Lancaster of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, and Typhoon, the Royal Air Force’s most modern and versatile fighter aircraft.

Originally built as a station for Bomber Command, Coningsby hosted the world-famous Dambusters of 617 Squadron and Vulcan jet bombers before transferring to Fighter Command in the 1960s.

Squadrons based at RAF Coningsby today are:

3(F) Squadron
XI Squadron
17(R) Squadron
29(R) Squadron
41(R) Squadron
BBMF

RAF Coningsby has a wide range of social and sporting facilities. The NAAFI / XL club, Spar shop, Typhoon Bar, Sports and Social Club and Cedar Bowl are situated close to the living accommodation, all within one building. Above the Junior Ranks mess is the Health & Fitness Suite, a well-equipped gymnasium with Sauna and Solarium. Other sporting facilities include the golf club, squash courts, tennis courts, Astro turf football field, large sports field and main station gymnasium. A wide range of sports clubs is run on the unit. A station barber is also found on base, and a library and Internet suite are located within Force Development Headquarters, close to the Station HIVE Information Centre.

The nearest towns are Woodhall Spa (about 5 miles) and Boston Spa (14 miles).

The information on this site has been compiled from various sources accessible on the internet:  acknowledgements are due to MOD Website,  RAF Website,  HIVE website, & Wikipedia. 
The site is intended to be an impartial and useful source of information about the Forces Base and surrounding area for members of HM Armed Forces, their families and civilians working on the Base. There should be nothing of a sensitive nature as everything here is readily available on the internet.  If you spot anything that is out of date or just plain wrong, please contact us.