Royal Air Force Spitalgate or more simply RAF Spitalgate formerly known as RFC Grantham and RAF Grantham was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station, located 2 mi (3.2 km) south east of the centre of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England fronting onto the main A52 road.
Westland Lysander Mark I of No. 5 Group Communications Flight at RAF Spitalgate
Grantham is a market town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of Lincoln and 22 miles (35 km) east of Nottingham. The population in 2016 was put at 44,580. The town is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of South Kesteven District.
Image: Market Place, Grantham geograph.org.uk 3591234
Image: Grantham Town Hall ^ Sir Isaac Newton statue geograph.org.uk 4282239
Image: Vine Street, Grantham geograph.org.uk 2918115
Image: Grantham seen from the train geograph.org.uk 3814262