RFC Anwick / RAF Anwick

Post-World War I military drawdown. The airfield was a temporary wartime facility established for Home Defence and was deemed surplus to requirements following the end of the war and the subsequent demobilization of the armed forces.

The site has been completely returned to agricultural use. There are no visible surface remains of the airfield, such as hangars, buildings, or runways. The land is now comprised of several cultivated fields and is indistinguishable from the surrounding Lincolnshire farmland. The ICAO code GB-0097 is a historical, unofficial identifier used in databases to mark the location and is not in any official use.

RFC Anwick was a significant World War I Home Defence Landing Ground. It opened in late 1916 as a satellite airfield for the larger RAF Cranwell. Its primary role was to house detachments of aircraft to defend the industrial heartlands of the Midlands against attack from German Zeppelin airships and, later, Gotha heavy bombers. The main unit based at Anwick was No. 38 (Home Defence) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps (which became part of the Royal Air Force on April 1, 1918). The squadron operated Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b 'pusher' biplanes, which were flown on night patrols to intercept the aerial raiders. The airfield was a basic grass field with temporary hangars and accommodation, typical of the emergency airfields established during this period as part of the UK's first integrated air defence system.

There are no plans or prospects for reopening the airfield. Having been closed for over a century and fully reclaimed by agriculture, its re-establishment as an aviation facility is not feasible or proposed. Its historical significance is its only remaining legacy.