Came across this today http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/57545 Certainly worth a read, I rarely sign any petitions but felt this was a worthwhile cause, seems somewhat pointless to tear it down.
North Witham can be hardly recognised as an airfield these days as viewed from the A1....just an enormous plantation The last photograph I saw showed one runway completely masked by the plantation that the Forestry Commission has planted on the site.However I do remember when the airfield was clearly visible from the AI as were places like Woolfox Lodge which was in a good state of repair.
http://www.controltowers.co.uk/n/northwitham.htm http://www.abct.org.uk/news/help-save-north-withams-control-tower
The last surviving pilot attributed to have taken part in a mission that began the Allied invasion of Europe during WW2 has died (on 5 January 2025) aged 102. Ltc David Hamilton was based at RAF North Witham, in Twyford Wood, Lincolnshire, with the United States Army Air Forces. Veteran D-Day pilot who was based in Lincolnshire dies aged 102 Last D-Day C-47 Pathfinder Pilot Dies at 102 RIP (Owen, if you think this entry would be better placed elsewhere, please expedite)
This would be 1Lt David Blair Hamilton who on 22 August 1944 was forced down on an Exmoor farm with his C47 due to extreme hostile weather being forced off course en route from Italy to North Witham. The account is written in the farm dairy as follows. "American plane came down, 28-acre field, nine men but none hurt". The crew were well looked after by the farmer and his family. I believe the C47 was later flown out successfully. David Hamilton wrote a letter to the farmer and his family thanking them for their hospitality. The letter was signed by him. his 1Lt co-pilot and a staff sergeant. I researched this in the past and somewhere on a decommissioned computer is the notes of the event and serial number of the C47