Royal Air Force Coningsby or RAF Coningsby, is a Royal Air Force station located 13.7 kilometres south-west of Horncastle, and 15.8 kilometres north-west of Boston, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.
What's based at RAF Coningsby?
It is a Main Operating Base of the RAF and home to the Typhoon Force Headquarters and three front-line Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 units, No. 3 Squadron, No. 11 Squadron and No. 12 Squadron.
What is RAF Coningsby famous for?
Coningsby has been a fighter station since the Phantom arrived in the late 1960s, followed by the Tornado and now the Typhoon. 1976 - Coningsby became home to the world-famous RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.