▁and ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁No . 2 5 5 ▁Squadron , ▁use ▁of ▁R AF ▁Kir ton - in - L ind sey ▁begins ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁site ' s ▁own ▁records ▁– ▁eventually ▁domin ating . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁the ▁M OD ▁planned ▁to ▁dispose ▁of ▁the ▁air field ▁and ▁technical ▁facilities ▁with ▁only ▁accommod ation ▁remaining , ▁which ▁was ▁em pt ied ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁air field ▁use ▁to ▁host ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁Air ▁Control ▁Centre ▁( 1 AC C ), ▁the ▁R AF ’ s ▁only ▁deploy able ▁ground - based ▁early ▁warning ▁and ▁air ▁control ▁rad ar ▁unit , ▁which ▁was ▁parent ed ▁by ▁R AF ▁Sc am pton . ▁ ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁The ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps ▁and ▁later ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁air field ▁at ▁Kir ton ▁in ▁Lind sey ▁was ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁The ▁air field ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁det ach ments ▁of ▁ 3 3 ▁Squadron ▁from ▁nearby ▁G ains borough ▁until ▁the ▁squad ron ▁moved ▁was ▁based ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁ 3 3 ▁Squadron ▁was ▁a ▁home ▁defence ▁squad ron ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁Br istol ▁F igh ters ▁and ▁Av ro ▁ 5 0 4 s . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁air field ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁agricult ural ▁use .