   royal air force barkston heath or raf barkston heath  is a royal air force station near grantham, lincolnshire, england. raf barkston heath has the naval and army elements of no. 3 flying training school (3 fts) which, for a period between approximately 1995-2010 operated the slingsby t67m260 firefly two seat trainer. the school now operates the grob tutor t1. a secondary role of raf barkston heath is as a relief landing ground for the flying training activities at raf cranwell. 3 fts provides elementary flying training for royal navy and army air corps students, the distinctive black and yellow slingsby firefly was a common sight above the skies of lincolnshire until replaced by the somewhat quieter grob tutor. == history == ===usaaf use=== by this time, in common with a number of other airfields in the grantham area that had been planned for the raf's no. 7 group. barkston was made available to the united states army air forces ninth air force. it was earmarked for basing troop carri
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