April 1945. No. 49 flew some 60 raids from the airfield losing 15 aircraft and No. 189 took part in 40 raids with 16 aircraft lost. No. 189 moved back to Bardney on the 8th of the month and No. 49 moved to Syerston on the 22nd. On the morning of transfer, a No. 49 Squadron Lancaster making a low farewell pass across the airfield crashed into the technical area and of the resulting 24 casualties among air and ground personnel, 15 were fatal. Bomber Command operations from Fulbeck cost 38 Lancasters, either failing to return or destroyed in crashes. 1945 Avro Lancaster Crash on the 22 April 1945 a Royal Air Force, Avro Lancaster Mk III (PB463) of the 49 Squadron had taken off from the base bound for RAF Syerston. Shortly after lifting off the aircraft caught fire & crashed into a depot. All Six crew & Fifteen on the ground died Current use The runways, apart from narrow strips used as farm roads, were removed in the 1970s and all but three of the hardstandings but the perimeter track was kept intact. Small sections of the 30 and 10 runway ends, however, still exist in their full width. At one time Fulbeck was proposed for a nuclear waste disposal site. See also List of former Royal Air Force stations References Citations Bibliography External links Photographs of RAF Fulbeck from the Geograph British Isles project http://armyairforces.com 434th, 442d Troop Carrier Wings Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire Airfields of the IX Troop Carrier Command in the United Kingdom 1945 disasters in the United Kingdom Aviation accidents and incidents locations in England