Holbeach Air Weapons Range
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Holbeach Air Weapons Range is a United Kingdom Ministry of Defence academic air weapons range (AWR) situated between Boston and King's Lynn in the civil parish of Gedney on The Wash, in Lincolnshire, eastern England.[1][2][3]
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Holbeach Air Weapons Range | |||||||
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Near Gedney Drove End, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||
Coordinates | 52°51′17.42″N 0°10′14.71″E | ||||||
Type | Air weapons range | ||||||
Area | 3,875 hectares (39 km2; 15 sq mi) | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Defence Infrastructure Organisation | ||||||
Controlled by | Defence Training Estate | ||||||
Open to the public | Yes, unless red warning flags or red lights are shown | ||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||
No. of targets | Eight | ||||||
Website | GOV.UK (Air weapons ranges activity times) | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1926 (1926) | ||||||
In use | 1926 – present | ||||||
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Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: EGYH, WMO: 034690 | ||||||
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It was originally associated with RAF Sutton Bridge, but in the 1950s was named Royal Air Force Holbeach before adopting its current name in the mid 2000s when control was passed to the Defence Training Estate.