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Main units: - 63 Sqn ( 88 Sqn ( No 13 Group Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flt (Aug - Oct 1941) No 19 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit (20 Oct 1942 - 25 Feb 1944) No 6118 Servicing Echelon (3 Jan 10 Mar 1946) 122 Sqn ( No 6122 Servicing Echelon (3 Jan 1 Apr 1946) 41 Sqn ( No 6041 Servicing Echelon (1 - 15 Apr 1946) No 663 Volunteer Gliding School (18 May - 18 Nov 1968) |
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Location County: - Inverness-shire (Scottish Highlands) Lat/Long: 57:32:33N 04:03:08W Grid Ref - NH775521 Height Above Sea Level - 45 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1941 No 29 Group (1944) Closed - |
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Detachments: Detached Flt, No 662 Volunteer Gliding School (Mar - Dec 1968) |
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Main units: - No 102 Conversion Flt (6 Jan - 7 Aug 1942) No 35 Conversion Flt (12 Jun - 5 Sep 1942) No 78 Conversion Flt (12 - 30 Jun 1942) No 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit (13 Jul - 22 Aug 1942) No 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit (5 Jun - 21 Oct 1943) No 1691 (Bomber) Gunnery Flt (26 Jun 1943 - 15 Feb 1944) No 1695 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt (15 Feb 1944 - 23 Apr 1945) No 6 (RCAF) Group Aircrew School xx Oct - 3 Nov 1944) No 6 (RCAF) Aircrew School (3 Nov 1944 - 3 Aug 1945) 102 Sqn ( 420 Sqn ( 424 Sqn ( 428 Sqn ( Sub-site, No 91 Maintenance Unit (1 Aug 1952 - 29 Jan 1955) |
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Location County: - North Yorkshire Lat/Long: 54:10:30N 01:21:30W Grid Ref - SE420760 Height Above Sea Level - 73 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1941 No 7 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Detachments** No76 Conversion Flt (8 - 25 Jun 1942) |
No 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit (2 Jan - xxx 1942) No 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit (May - Jun 1943) |
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Main units: - 26 Sqn ( 82 Sqn ( 230 Sqn ( 259 Sqn ( 683 Sqn ( East African Flt (20 Feb 1932) No 1 (Communications) Flt, Kenya Auxiliary Air Unit (6 Sep 1939 - 1 Nov 1940) Air Defence Unit, Tanganyika (xxx 1939 - 1 Nov 1940) Catalina Ferry Flt (Jun - 6 Jul 1945) |
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Location Country: - Tanzania (Tanganyika) Lat/Long: Height Above Sea Level: |
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Detachments** No 1345 Anti-Malarial Flt (1 May 1945 - xxx xxxx) |
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Main units: - 53 Sqn ( 144 Sqn ( 206 Sqn ( 269 Sqn ( 281 Sqn ( 282 Sqn ( 304 Sqn ( 404 Sqn ( 524 Sqn ( 547 Sqn ( 612 Sqn ( |
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Location County: - Cornwall Lat/Long: 50:38:00N 04:37:15W Grid Ref - SX150850 Height Above Sea Level - 969 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1942 No 19 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Main Units: - No 21 RAF Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo) (Jun 1943 - xxx xxxx) |
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Location County: - Suffolk Lat/Long: 52:08:08N 01:16:23E Grid Ref - TM240540 Height Above Sea Level - 180 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1944 USAAF (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Main units: - 17 Sqn ( 25 Sqn ( 29 Sqn ( 41 Sqn ( 54 Sqn ( 65 Sqn ( 71 Sqn ( 73 Sqn ( 80 Sqn ( 85 Sqn ( 87 Sqn ( 111 Sqn ( 121 Sqn ( 124 Sqn ( 129 Sqn ( 157 Sqn ( 219 Sqn ( 232 Sqn ( 257 Sqn ( 258 Sqn ( 264 Sqn ( 287 Sqn ( 303 Sqn ( 350 Sqn ( 403 Sqn ( 418 Sqn ( 504 Sqn ( |
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Location County: - Essex Lat/Long: 51:59:15N 00:16:45E Grid Ref - TL562351 Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1937 USAAF (1944) Closed - 1975 |
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Main units: - HQ, No 60 (Fighter) Wing (30 Aug - 4 Sep 1939, 20 - 31 May 1940) No 3030 Servicing Echelon (14 Nov 15 Dec 1941, 22 Dec 1941 18 Mar 1943) No 3035 Servicing Echelon (14 Nov 22 Dec 1941) No 3024 Servicing Echelon (22 Dec 1941 14 Apr 1942) No 3016 (Eagle) Servicing Echelon (2 Jul 1 Aug 1942) No 616 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (4 Dec 1942 21 May 1943) No 3012 Servicing Echelon (5 15 Mar 1943) Empire Radio School (7 Mar 1946 - 20 Oct 1949) RAF Technical College (Debden Division) (24 Feb 1951 - 8 Apr 1960) |
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Operational Control: - This Italian Air Force base was used by a multitude of RAF units whilst on detachment the Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation (ACMI) range. |
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Location Country: - Sardinia Lat/Long: 39:21:36N 08:58:16E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Main units: - Sub-site, No 273 Maintenance Unit (10 Jul 1945 - 11 Nov 1947) |
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Location County: - Northamptonshire Lat/Long: 52:30:15N 00:35:15W Grid Ref - SP958902 Height Above Sea Level - 330 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1943 USAAF (1944) Closed - 1946 |
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Main units: - Special Installation Flt (13 Oct 1942 - xxx 1946) Radar Research Flying Unit (1 Nov 1955 - 20 Sep 1957) |
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Location County: - Worcestershire Lat/Long: 52:05:45N 02:08:30W Grid Ref - SO903443 Height Above Sea Level - 63 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1941 No 10 Group (1944) Closed - 1957 |
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Main units (Palam) (continued): - Reinforcement Staging Post (May - 1 Sep 1944) No 309 Maintenance Unit (xxx 1944 - 15 Nov 1947) No 59 Staging Post (3 May 1947 - xxx xxxx) No 3 (Indian) Wing (1 Jun - 15 Aug 1947) Supreme Commander's HQ (Air) Communication Sqn (15 Aug - 1 Dec 1947) Main units (Delhi): - 20 Sqn ( 28 Sqn ( 39 Sqn ( 60 Sqn ( HQ, No 164 Wing (14 Aug 1942 - 256 Apr 1945, 31 May - 1 Aug 1945) Air Transit Section (1 Oct 1942 - 16 Jul 1943) HQ, No 228 Group (22 Feb - 15 May 1943) No 3 Civil Repair Organisation (MT) (25 Mar - Oct 1943) No 2 Meteorological Flt (1 - 31 Jul 1943) No 1301 Meteorological Flt (31 Jul 1943 - 8 Mar 1944) No 6 Air Transit Section (16 Jul 1943 - 1 Jun 1944) No 3 Civil Repair Organisation (India) (Oct 1943 - 31 Oct 1945) HQ, No 229 Group (15 Dec 1943 - 31 Mar 1947) Reinforcement Staging Post/Party (10 Feb - Apr 1944) HQ, No 238 Group (20 Apr - 11 Sep 1945) HQ, No 238 Wing (11 Sep 1945 - 16 Mar 1946) Supreme Commander's HQ (Air HQ) (15 Aug - 1 Dec 1947) |
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Location Country: - India Lat/Long: Height Above Sea Level: 705 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - (1944) Closed - |
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Notes It is now known as Safdarjόng Airport although it was also known previously as Palam. |
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Main units (Palam): - 31 Sqn ( 34 Sqn ( 62 Sqn ( 76 Sqn ( 194 Sqn ( 232 Sqn ( 353 Sqn ( 681 Sqn ( HQ, No 226 Group (16 Jan 1943 - 31 Jul 1946) Sub-unit, No 331 Maintenance Unit (4 Jun 1943 - 20 Mar 1944) |
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Location County: - Norfolk Lat/Long: 52:33:08N 00:59:38W Grid Ref - TM030990 Height Above Sea Level - 185 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1944 USAAF (1944) Closed - 1948 |
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Main units: - No 30 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School (29 Sep 1938 - 3 Sep 1939) No 3 Basic Flying Training School (15 Nov 1951 - 27 Mar 1953) |
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Location County: - Derbyshire Lat/Long: 52:52:15N 01:34:00W Grid Ref - SK290303 Height Above Sea Level - 220 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - No 51 Group (1944) Closed - |
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Notes It was also known as Burnaston and is now the site of a Toyota car factory |
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Main units: - No 84 Operational Training Unit (1 Sep 1943 - 14 Jun 1945) No 1381 (Transport) Conversion Unit (19 Nov 1945 - 1 Jan 1947) |
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Location County: - Northamptonshire Lat/Long: 52:28:00N 00:48:00W Grid Ref - SP817865 Height Above Sea Level - 460 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1943 No 92 Group (1944) Closed - 1946 |
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Main units: - Used by No 9 Maintenance Unit for temporary dispersal No 3 Air Observer & Navigation School (1 - 24 Nov 1939) 664 Sqn ( No 1969 Reserve AOP Flt (1 Sep 1949 - 15 Jun 1953) No 5 Basic Flying Training School (1 Feb 1952 - 30 Jun 1953) |
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Location County: - Leicestershire Lat/Long: 52:36:45N 01:17:30W Grid Ref - SK478020 Height Above Sea Level - 425 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1935 No 51 Group (1944) Closed - 1953 |
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Main units (continued): - No 403 Repair & Salvage Unit (Sep - Oct 1943) HQ, No 15 (Fighter) Wing (12 Oct 1943 - 15 Apr 1944) HQ, No 125 Airfield (12 Oct 1943 - 4 May 1944) 132 Sqn (12 Oct 1943 - 17 Jan 1944, 10 - 13 Mar 1944, 19 Mar - 18 Apr 1944) 184 Sqn (12 Oct 1943 - 6 Mar 1944) 602 Sqn (12 Oct 1943 - 17 Jan 1944, 12 - 13 Mar 1944, 20 Mar - 18 Apr 1944) No 410 Repair & Salvage Unit (6 Nov 1943 - 26 Jan 1944) 567 Sqn (1 Dec 1943 - 14 Nov 1944) 453 Sqn (19 - 21 Jan 1944, 4 Feb - 13 Mar 1944, 19 Mar - 18 Apr 1944) 118 Sqn (20 - 23 Jan 1944, 5 Feb - 10 Mar 1944, 12 Jul - 9 Aug 1944) No 405 Repair & Salvage Unit (26 Jan - 16 Apr 1944) No 6132 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar 18 Apr 1944) No 6453 (RAAF) Servicing Echelon (22 Mar 18 Apr 1944) No 6602 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar 18 Apr 1944) 80 Sqn (19 May - 22 Jun 1944) No 6080 Servicing Echelon (19 May 22 Jun 1944) 229 Sqn (19 May - 22 Jun 1944) No 6229 Servicing Echelon (19 May 22 Jun 1944) 274 Sqn (19 May - 22 Jun 1944) No 6274 Servicing Echelon (19 May 22 Jun 1944) No 2709 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx - xxx xxxx) No 2746 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1944 - xxx xxxx) No 2793 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1944 - xxx xxxx) No 2828 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1944 - xxx xxxx) 1 Sqn (22 Jun - 11 Jul 1944, 10 Aug - 18 Dec 1944) No 6001 Servicing Echelon (22 Jun 12 Jul 1944, 10 Aug 16 Dec 1944) 165 Sqn (22 Jun - 12 Jul 1944, 10 Aug - 15 Dec 1944) No 6165 Servicing Echelon (22 Jun 12 Jul 1944, 10 Aug 15 Dec 1944) No 6504 Servicing Echelon (11 Jul 13 Aug 1944) 504 Sqn (12 Jul - 13 Aug 1944) No 6118 Servicing Echelon (12 Jul 9 Aug 1944) 124 Sqn (26 Jul - 9 Aug 1944) No 6124 Servicing Echelon (26 Jul 9 Aug 1944) No 1336 Wing RAF Regiment (Jan - xxx 1945) No 168 Gliding School (30 Jun 1949 - 1 Sep 1955) Reserve Command Gliding Instructors School (1 Jul 1949 - 1 Aug 1950) Home Command Gliding Instructors School (1 Aug 1950 - 1 Sep 1955) No 1903 Flt, 657 Sqn (Sep 1951 - 1 Nov 1955) Home Command Gliding Centre (1 Sep - 1 Dec 1955 ) |
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Location County: - Kent Lat/Long: 51:18:20N 00:36:00E Grid Ref: TQ812595 Height above sea level: 600 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1938 No 11 Group (1944) Closed - 1959 |
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Main units: - 112 Sqn (25 - 30 Jul 1917) 143 Sqn (14 Feb 1918 - 31 Oct 1919) 500 Sqn (28 Sep 1938 - 30 Jul 1939, 13 Aug 1939 - 30 May 1941) No 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Flt (18 May 1940 - 12 Jan 1942) 235 Sqn (26 May - 10 Jun 1940) 'D' Flt, No 2 AACU (11 Jun 1941 - 14 Feb 1943) No 16 Group Communications Flt (xxx 1941 - 8 Jan 1945) 59 Sqn (25 Jun - 22 Jul 1941) 53 Sqn (3 Jul - 24 Nov 1941) No 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit (12 Jan 1942 - 11 Oct 1943) 'K' Flt, No 1 PRU (23 Jan - 1 Aug 1942) 280 Sqn (10 Feb - 30 Jul 1942) 239 Sqn (19 - 31 May 1942) 318 Sqn (20 Mar - 5 Aug 1943) 26 Sqn (13 Jan - 1 Mar 1943, 22 Jun - 11 Jul 1943) No 1624 (Anti-Aircraft) Co-operation Flt (14 Feb 1943 - 1 Dec 1943) 655 Sqn (7 Apr - 12 Aug 1943) No 2877 Sqn RAF Regiment (Jul 1943 - xxx xxxx) No 1493 (Target Towing) Flt (26 Jul - 7 Oct 1943) No 3 Aircraft Delivery Flt (23 Jul - 20 Sep 1943) No 4 Aircraft Delivery Flt (21 Sep - 20 Oct 1943) |
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Detachments** 50 Sqn (Oct 1916 - Mar 1918) 48 Sqn (Aug 1939 - Jan 1940) 4 Sqn (May 1940) |
13 Sqn (Jul 1941 - Aug 1942) 59 Sqn (Jul 1940 - Jun 1941) No 6 AACU (18 Sep - Nov 1943) No 1903 Flt, 651 Sqn (Nov 1955 - Apr 1957) |
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Main units (Continued): - 213 Sqn ( No 6213 Servicing Echelon (13 May 1949 22 Jan 1951) 249 Sqn ( No 6249 Servicing Echelon (13 May 1949 22 Jan 1951) No 6006 Servicing Echelon (31 May 1949 22 Jan 1951) 6 Sqn ( 8 Sqn ( 32 Sqn ( 73 Sqn ( 256 Sqn ( 417 Sqn ( 680 Sqn ( |
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Location Country: - Egypt Lat/Long: 30:25:30N 32:20:06E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Main units: - No 33 Air Stores Park (4 - 17 Jul 1942, 2 Sep - 15 Oct 1943) No 63 Repair & Salvage Unit (7 Jul - Aug 1943) No 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (6 Mar 1945 - 1 Jan 1946) HQ, No 324 Wing (28 Aug 1948 - Feb 1951) |
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Main units (continued): - 121 Sqn (28 Sep - 3 Oct 1941) 92 Sqn (20 Oct 1941 - 12 Feb 1942) 288 Sqn (18 Nov 1941 - 6 Dec 1942, 18 Jan - 9 Nov 1943, 25 Nov 1943 - 12 Jan 1944) 609 Sqn (19 Nov 1941 - 30 Mar 1942) No 609 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (19 Nov 1941 30 Mar 1942) 601 Sqn (25 Mar - 10 Apr 1942) No 3023 Servicing Echelon (30 Mar - 26 Apr 1942) 421 Sqn (6 Apr - 3 May 1942) 242 Sqn (1 Sep - 30 Oct 1942) No 3017 (Eagle) Servicing Echelon (4 Dec 1942 8 Feb 1943) 198 Sqn (7 Dec 1942 - 23 Jan 1943) 167 Sqn (13 - 18 May 1943) 19 Sqn (17 May - 4 Jun 1943) 416 Sqn (7 Jun - 9 Aug 1943, 2 Oct 1943 - 12 Feb 1944) 349 Sqn (16 - 25 Aug 1943) No 3047 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (xxx 5 Aug 1943, 19 Sep 19 Dec 1943, 2 Jan 12 Feb 1944, 21 22 Mar 1944) 350 Sqn (25 Aug - 7 Sep 1943, 19 Sep - 1 Oct 1943) No 3012 Servicing Echelon (25 Aug 7 Sep 1943, 19 Sep 1 Oct 1943) 438 Sqn (10 Nov - 19 Dec 1943) HQ, No 144 Airfield (1 Feb - 14 Mar 1944) 441 Sqn (8 Feb - 18 Mar 1944) 442 Sqn (8 Feb - 18 Mar 1944) 443 Sqn (8 Feb - 18 Mar 1944) 527 Sqn (28 Apr 1944 - 12 Nov 1945) No 6504 Servicing Echelon (29 Apr 11 Jul 1944) 528 Sqn (15 May - 1 Sep 1944) 310 Sqn (11 Jul - 28 Aug 1944) No 6310 (Czech) Servicing Echelon (11 Jul 28 Aug 1944) No 6442 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (17 May 17 Jul 1945) No 6345 (French) Servicing Echelon (17 May 16 Jul 1945) No 6402 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (17 May 23 Jun 1945) No 6441 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (23 Jun 16 Jul 1945) No 1 Officers Advanced Training School (27 Aug1945 - 1 Dec 1946) Lincolnshire Sector (23 Jul - 27 Aug 1945) RLG for No 19 FTS (23 Jan 1946 - 17 Apr 1947) Officers Advanced Training School (1 Dec 1946 - 25 Jul 1947) No 2 Wing, Initial Training School (16 Nov 1949 - 17 Apr 1950) No 2 Initial Training School (1 Oct 1950 - 15 Aug 1951) No 2 Grading School (3 Jan 1951 - 15 Aug 1951) Aircrew Grading School (15 Aug 1951 - 15 Jan 1952) No 2 Aircrew Grading School (15 Aug 1952 -30 Jun 1952) Airwork Grading Unit (15 Jan - 9 Jun 1952) No 3 (Digby) Wing, No 2 ITS (15 Jan - 27 Jul 1952) No 1 Grading Unit (Airwork) (9 Jun 1952 - 31 Mar 1953) No 3 (Digby) Wing, No 3 ITS (27 Jul 1952 - 24 Mar 1953) Aerial Erectors School (Sep 1959 - Current) No 399 Signals Unit (Sep 1959 - Sep 1998) No 591 Signals Unit (xxxx - Current) Joint Service Signals Unit (Sep 1998 - Current) |
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Location County: - Lincolnshire Lat/Long: 53:05:53N 00:26:30W Grid Ref: TF042570 Height above sea level: 100ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1918 No 12 Group (1937 - 1945) No 90 (Signals) Group (1955 - xxxx) Personnel & Training Command |
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Notes Originally known as Scopwick, its name was changed to avoid confusion with Shotwick, which was renamed Sealand. |
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Main units (Scopwick): - No 59 Training Depot Station (15 Oct 1918 - 14 Mar 1919) 209 Sqn (14 Feb - 24 Jun 1919) 210 Sqn (17 Feb - 24 Jun 1919) No 59 (Training) Sqn (14 Mar 1919 - 26 Apr 1920) 213 Sqn (19 Mar - 31 Dec 1919) 11 Sqn (3 Sep - 31 Dec 1919) 25 Sqn (3 Dec 1919 - 31 Jan 1920) 203 Sqn (Dec 1919 - 21 Jan 1920) Main units (Digby): - No 3 Flying Training School (26 Apr 1920 - 1 Apr 1922) 2 Sqn (13 Feb - 2 Jun 1922) No 2 Flying Training School (1 Jul 1923 - 15 Dec 1933, 1 Oct 1934 - 9 Sep 1937) 73 Sqn (9 Nov 1937 - 9 Sep 1939) 46 Sqn (15 Nov 1937 - 10 Dec 1939, 17 Jan - 9 May 1940, 13 Jun - 1 Sep 1940, 14 Dec 1940 - 28 Feb 1941) 504 Sqn (27 Aug - 24 Dec 1939) 229 Sqn (4 Oct 1939 - 26 Jun 1940) 611 Sqn (10 Oct 1939 - 13 Dec 1940) 222 Sqn (10 - 23 May 1940) 111 Sqn (21 - 30 May 1940) 79 Sqn (27 May - 5 Jun 1940) 56 Sqn (31 May - 5 Jun 1940) 29 Sqn (27 Jun - 27 Jul 1940) 151 Sqn (1 Sep - 28 Nov 1940) 401 Sqn (1 Mar - 20 Oct 1941) 402 Sqn (1 Mar - 23 Jun 1941, 21 Mar - 7 Aug 1943, 19 Sep - 19 Dec 1943) No 12 Group Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flt (5 May - 18 Nov 1941) 409 Sqn (16 Jun - 26 Jul 1941) 411 Sqn (16 Jun - 19 Nov 1941, 30 Mar - 5 Jun 1942, 8 Aug 1942 - 1 Mar 1943, 12 - 22 Mar 1943) 412 Sqn (30 Jun - 20 Oct 1941) |
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Detachments** 302 Sqn (Feb - Apr 1943) |
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Main units: - 5 Sqn ( 20 Sqn ( 31 Sqn ( 60 Sqn ( 146 Sqn ( |
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Location Country: - Assam, India Lat/Long: 27:29N 95:21E Approx Height Above Sea Level: |
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Main units (continued): - No 1472 (Anti-Aircraft Cooperation) Flt (15 Jun 1942 - 16 Jan 1943) 425 Sqn (25 Jun 1942 - 16 May 1943, 6 Nov - 10 Dec 1943) 426 Sqn (15 Oct 1942 - 18 Jun 1943) No 6 Group Communications Flt (1 Dec 1942 - 18 Jun 1943, 5 Jun 1944 - 31 Aug 1945) Satellite, No 61 (RCAF) Base (25 May 1943 - 9 Nov 1944) No 1664 Heavy Conversion Unit (7 Dec 1943 - 6 Apr 1945) HQ, No 331 (RCAF) Wing (8 - 18 Dec 1943) Satellite, No 76 (RCAF) Base (9 Nov 1944 - 6 Apr 1945) No 1695 (Target Towing) Flt (23 Apr - 28 Jul 1945) No 1381 (Transport) Conversion Unit (1 Jan 1947 - 18 Feb 1948) No 241 Operational Conversion Unit (5 Jan 1948 - 16 Apr 1951) 47 Sqn (14 Sep 1948 - 22 Aug 1949) 297 Sqn (1 Nov 1948 - 22 Aug 1949) Transport Command Examining Staff (15 May 1950 - 1 Sep 1958) No 240 Operational Conversion Unit (28 Mar - 16 Apr 1951) No 242 Operational Conversion Unit (16 Apr 1951 - 29 Jan 1962) 230 Sqn (7 - 30 Apr 1959) 30 Sqn (14 Apr 1953 - 15 Nov 1959) Transport Command Modification Centre (1 Sep 1954 - 1 Apr 1947) 215 Sqn (30 Apr 1956 - 1 Sep 1958) No 1325 Flt (1 Aug 1956 - 25 Jan 1957) No 23 Group Communications Flt (12 Feb 1962 - 1 Oct 1964) Leeds University Air Sqn (12 Feb 1962 - 2 May 1966) No 60 Maintenance Unit (1 Mar 1962 - 2 Feb 1966) Special Installation Flt (1 Mar 1962 - 2 Feb 1966) HQ, No 23 Group (8 Mar 1962 - 11 Jul 1966) No 9 Air Experience Flt (8 Mar 1962 - 2 May 1966) No 641 Volunteer Gliding School (31 Dec 1974 - xxx 1975) |
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Location County: - North Yorkshire Lat/Long: 54:08:15N 01:25:00W Grid Ref: SE381719 Height above sea level: 106 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1936 No 7 Group (1944) Closed - 1966 |
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Notes Operated as RLG for No 3 FTS at Leeming from 1961 to 1984. Currently operated by the Army Air Corps and used as an RLG by No 1 FTS at Linton-on-Ouse and No 1 EFTS at Barkston Heath. |
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Main units: - 10 Sqn (25 Jan 1937 - 8 Jul 1940) 78 Sqn (1 Feb 1937 - 13 Dec 1939, 16 Jul 1940 - 7 Apr 1941) No 4 Group Practice Flt ( Jul - Sep 1937) 51 Sqn (9 Dec 1939 - 6 May 1942) No 12 Blind Approach Training Flt (22 Sep - Oct 1941) No 1512 Beam Approach Training Flt (Oct 1941 - Feb 1942) No 715 (Ground Defence) Sqn (19 Dec 1941 - 1 Feb 1942) No 2715 Sqn RAF Regiment (1 Feb - xxx 1942) |
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Main units: - No 49 Training Sqn (15 Sep 1917 - 15 Jul 1918) No 47 Training Depot Station (15 Jul 1918 - 20 Feb 1919) No 7 Stores Depot (12 Feb 1919 - Jan 1920) No 47 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School (15 Jul - 3 Sep 1939) 7 Sqn ( 82 Sqn ( 169 Sqn ( 271 Sqn ( 613 Sqn ( 616 Sqn ( 658 Sqn ( No 1 Aviation Candidates Selection Board (1 Dec 1942 - 16 Jun 1945)# No 17 Aviation Candidates Selection Board (1 Dec 1942 - 1 Nov 1944)# No 18 Aviation Candidates Selection Board (1 Dec 1942 - 28 Aug 1944)# No 2 Aviation Candidates Selection Board (19 Jun 1943 - 16 Jun 1945)# Sparrow (Ambulance) Flt (Aug 1943 - 2 Jun 1944) No 84 Group Communication Flt (Oct 1943) No 92 (Forward) Staging Post (10 - 26 Jan 1944) Dakota Modification Centre (Mar - Oct 1944) No 4 Aviation Candidates Selection Board (28 Aug 1944 - 16 Jun 1945)# No 5 Aviation Candidates Selection Board (28 Aug 1944 - 16 Jun 1945)# No 6 Aviation Candidates Selection Board (28 Aug 1944 - 29 Jan 1945)# Squadron & Flight Commanders School (16 Jul - 29 Nov 1945) |
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Location County: - West Yorkshire (South Yorkshire) Lat/Long: 53:30:30N 01:06:15W Grid Ref - SE590020 Height Above Sea Level - 25 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1916 No 44 Group (1944) Closed - 1954 |
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Main Units: - No 15 Reserve Aeroplane Sqn (1 - 13 Jan 1916) No 15 Reserve Sqn (13 Jan 1916 - 31 May 1917) No 41 Reserve Sqn (16 Aug 1916 - 31 May 1917) No 46 Training Sqn (23 Oct - 17 Dec 1916) No 80 (Canadian) Training Sqn (Jan - 27 Feb 1917) No 90 (Canadian) Training Sqn (15 Mar - 18 Apr 1917) No 15 Training Sqn (31 May - 15 Sep 1917) No 41 Training Sqn (31 May 1917 - 15 Jul 1918) |
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Main units: - Fleet Aircraft Acceptance Depot (Oct 1918 - 15 Sep 1919) Fleet Aircraft Repair Depot (Oct 1918 - 15 Sep 1919) Aircraft Repair Depot (15 Sep 1919 - 16 Mar 1920) Coastal Area Aircraft Depot (16 Mar 1920 - 31 Oct 1922) Torpedo Training Flt (15 Jan - 1 May 1934) No 16 Group Practice Flt (Aug 1937 - xxx xxxx) 22 Sqn ( 36 Sqn ( 42 Sqn ( 100 Sqn ( 271 Sqn ( |
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Location County: - Fife Lat/Long: 56:02:25N 03:21:00W Grid Ref - NT155834 Height Above Sea Level - 125 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1917
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Notes It was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1939 as HMS Merlin |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1926 No 16 Group (1944) 1 Group (xxxx - Current) |
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Location County: - Lincolnshire Lat/Long: 53:27:30N 00:09:30E Grid ref: TF430980 Height above sea level: 13 ft |
Main units: - Air Weapons Range (xxx 1926 - 1946, 1973 - Current) Relief Landing Ground (1936 - 1940) Decoy Airfield (1940) Sub-site of No 61 Maintenance Unit (1 Oct 1945 - 3 Dec 1947) Detachments** 206 Sqn (Aug 1941 - Jul 1942) |
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Main units: - HQ No 112 (Transport) Wing (25 Mar 1942 - 1 Jan 1946) No 2 Ferry Pilot Pool (Feb 1943 - 5 Jul 1944) HQ, No 45 (Ferry) Group (25 Mar 1943 - Transatlantic Aircraft Preparation and Despatch Unit (xxx 1943 - 5 Jul 1944) No 45 Group Communication Flt (1 Apr 1943 - 8 Sep 1944) No 6 Ferry Unit (5 Jul 1944 - No 1 Aircraft Preparation Unit (5 Jul 1944 - 20 Nov 1945) No 100 Terminal Staging Post (5 Jul 1944 - 1 Oct 1945) No 6 Ferry Unit (5 Jul 1944 - 30 Nov 1945) 231 Sqn (8 Sep 1944 - 243 Sqn ( |
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Location Country: - Canada Lat/Long: Height Above Sea Level: 118 ft |
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Main Units: - HQ, Ferry Command (4 Oct 1941 - 25 Mar 1943) Ferry Training Flt (5 Nov 1941 - 5 Jul 1944) |
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Main units: - Casualty Air Evacuation Centre (xxx - xxx 1944) No 12 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit (15 Mar - 8 Nov 1944) No 13 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit (15 Mar - 8 Nov 1944) No 91 (Forward) Staging Post (16 Mar - 30 Jun 1944) 48 Sqn ( No 4048 Servicing Echelon (6 Jun 1944 5 Jul 1945) 271 Sqn ( No 4271 Servicing Echelon (6 Jun 1944 10 Aug 1945) No 19 Terminal Staging Post (8 - 9 Aug 1944) No 122 (Major) Staging Post (5 Sep - 3 Dec 1944) 435 Sqn ( No 4435 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (29 Aug 1945 31 Mar 1946) 436 Sqn ( No 4436 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (29 Aug 1945 4 Apr 1946) |
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Location County: - Wiltshire Lat/Long: 51:40:00N 01:50:15W Grid Ref - SU112965 Height Above Sea Level - 265 ft |
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Main units: - 214 Sqn ( 218 Sqn ( 571 Sqn ( 608 Sqn ( 623 Sqn ( 635 Sqn ( No 14 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section (16 Aug 1943 - 15 Mar 1944) Satellite, , No 274 Maintenance Unit (1 Oct 1945 - 11 Nov 1947) |
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Location County: - Norfolk Lat/Long: 52:36:30N 00:24:30E Grid Ref - TF630042 Height Above Sea Level - 123 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1942 No 8 Group (1944) Closed - 1946 |
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Main units (continued): - 611 Sqn (12 Nov 1941 - 12 Jun 1942) No 611 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (14 Nov 1941 3 Jun 1942) No 3023 Servicing Echelon (14 16 Nov 1941) No 1528 Beam Approach Training Flt (22 Nov 1941 - 14 Apr 1942) No 845 (Ground Defence) Sqn (19 Dec 1941 - 1 Feb 1942) 340 Sqn (20 Dec 1941 - 1 Jan 1942) No 2845 Sqn RAF Regiment (1 Feb 1942 - xxx xxxx) 242 Sqn (1 Jun - 11 Aug 1942) 219 Sqn (Jun - Oct 1942) 453 Sqn (9 Jun - 25 Sep 1942) 137 Sqn (2 - 11 Aug 1942) No 3041 Servicing Echelon (10 Aug 21 Oct 1942) 222 Sqn (21 Aug - 22 Oct 1942) 65 Sqn (26 Sep - 2 Oct 1942, 11 Oct 1942 - 3 Jan 1943, 10 Jan - 29 Mar 1943) No 3015 Servicing Echelon (7 Oct 1942 29 Apr 1943) 232 Sqn (24 Oct - 11 Nov 1942) 197 Sqn (25 Nov 1942 - 28 Mar 1943) No 3035 Servicing Echelon (27 Dec 1942 29 Mar 1943) [Detachment] 124 Sqn (29 Dec 1942 - 21 Jan 1943) Radio Development Flt (Dec 1942 - Jul 1943) No 3036 Servicing Echelon (xx 29 Mar 1943) 130 Sqn (30 Mar - 30 Apr 1943) 186 Sqn (27 Apr - 3 Aug 1943) No 1692 (Radio Development) Flt (5 Jul - 10 Dec 1943) 488 Sqn (3 Aug - 3 Sep 1943) 96 Sqn (4 Sep - 8 Nov 1943) 281 Sqn (9 Oct - 22 Nov 1943) No 3028 Servicing Echelon (7 Mar 1944) 307 Sqn (9 Nov 1943 - 2 Mar 1944) No 3133 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (9 Nov 1943 2 Mar 1944) 485 Sqn (21 Nov 1943 - 28 Feb 1944) HQ, No 148 Airfield (23 Feb - 6 May 1944) 486 Sqn (28 Feb - 6 Mar 1944) 91 Sqn (17 Mar - 23 Apr 1944) 309 Sqn (23 Apr - 14 Nov 1944) No 6309 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (23 Apr 13 Nov 1944) No 6345 (French) Servicing Echelon (9 Dec 1944 30 Jan 1945) SCR.584 Training Unit (25 Jan - 26 May 1945) No 6603 Servicing Echelon (7 May 15 Aug 1945) No 3 Gliding School (Apr 1946 - 1 Sep 1947) |
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Location County: - East Lothian Lat/Long: 56:01:07N 02:48:00W Grid Ref: NT505810 Height above sea level: 52 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1917 No 13 Group (1944) Closed - 1946 |
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Main units: - No 13 Flying Training School (17 Mar 1939 - 3 Sep 1939) No 13 Service Flying Training School (3 Sep - 27 Oct 1939) 602 Sqn (13 Oct 1939 - 14 Apr 1940, 22 My - 22 Aug 1940) 609 Sqn (17 Oct - 5 Dec 1939, 10 Jan - 20 May 1940) 72 Sqn (1 Dec 1939 - 12 Jan 1940) 111 Sqn (7 Dec 1939 - 27 Feb 1940, 8 Sep - 12 Oct 1940) 29 Sqn (4 Apr - 10 May 1940, 1 Mar - 1 May 1944) 603 Sqn (14 Apr - 5 May 1940, 13 Dec 1940 - 27 Feb 1941) 245 Sqn (12 May - 5 Jun 1940) 605 Sqn (28 May - 7 Sep 1940) 145 Sqn (14 - 31 Aug 1940) 263 Sqn (2 Sep - 28 Nov 1940) 141 Sqn (15 - 22 Oct 1940) 607 Sqn (8 Nov - 12 Dec 1940, 2 Mar - 16 Apr 1941) 258 Sqn (4 - 17 Dec 1940) 43 Sqn (12 Dec 1940 - 22 Feb 1941, 1 Mar - 4 Oct 1941) 600 Sqn (14 Mar - 27 Apr 1941) 260 Sqn (16 Apr - 19 May 1941) 64 Sqn (17 May - 16 Nov 1941) 123 Sqn (6 Aug - 22 Sep 1941) |
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Detachments** 72 Sqn (Oct - Dec 1939, Aug - Sep 1942) 607 Sqn (Oct - Nov 1939) 600 Sqn (Oct 1940 - Mar 1941) No 7 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flt (19 Dec 1940 - 22 Apr 1941) 340 Sqn (Nov - Dec 1941) 226 Sqn (Dec 1941 - Feb 1944) 141 Sqn (Jan - Jun 1942, Apr - Dec 1943) 81 Sqn (Mar - Apr 1942) |
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Main units (continued): - No 4 Group Target Towing Flt (Feb 1940 - 14 Nov 1941) 97 Sqn (30 Apr - 20 May 1940) 88 Sqn (14 - 23 Jun 1940) 213 Sqn (15 Jan - 18 Feb 1941) 485 Sqn (1 Mar - 21 Apr 1941) 104 Sqn (7 Mar 1941 - 14 Feb 1942) No 2 Blind Approach Training Flt (14 Apr - Oct 1941) 405 Sqn (23 Apr - 20 Jun 1941) No 1502 Beam Approach Training Flt (Oct 1941 - 23 Jul 1943) No 1484 Flt (14 Nov 1941 - 23 Jul 1943) 158 Sqn (14 Feb - 6 Jun 1942 ) Air Bomber Training Flt (No 4 Group) (17 Jun 1942 - 15 Mar 1943) 466 Sqn (15 Oct - 22 Dec 1942, 3 Jun 1944 - 6 Sep 1945) 196 Sqn (7 Nov - 22 Dec 1942) No 1613 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flt (20 Feb - 13 Jul 1943) No 2833 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1943 - xxx xxxx) No 2954 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1943 - xxx 1944) HQ, No 43 Base (6 Jun 1943 - 1 Sep 1945) 462 Sqn (12 Aug - 22 Dec 1944) 426 Sqn (25 May - 25 Jun 1945) No 4426 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (25 May 25 Jun 1945) No 10 Air Navigation School (19 - 30 Sep 1946) No 204 Advanced Flying School (1 Mar 1948 - 15 Aug 1949) No 226 Operational Conversion Unit (26 - 31 Aug 1949) No 203 Advanced Flying School (1 Sep 1949 - 1 Jun 1954) Air Crew Transit Unit (30 Nov 1949 - 28 Dec 1951) 264 Sqn (2 - 15 Oct 1950) No 8 Flying Training School (1 Jun 1954 - 22 Aug 1955) 219 Sqn (5 Sep 1955 - 31 Jul 1957) 33 Sqn (15 Oct 1955 - 31 Jul 1957) Fighter Weapons School (2 Oct 1957 - 15 Mar 1958) No 1 Fighter Command Modification Centre (2 Oct 1957 - 1 Jun 1958) 98 Sqn (1 Aug 1959 - 18 Apr 1963) |
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Location County: - East Yorkshire Lat/Long: 53:59:45N 00:28:15W Grid Ref: SE995565 Height above sea level: 65 ft |
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Notes Originally known as Eastburn. RLG for No 5 FTS (1 - 7 Mar 1941) |
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Main units: - No 2 School of Aerial Fighting (11 Oct 1917 - 6 May 1918) No 3 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery (May 1918) No 21 Training Depot Station (15 Jul 1918 - Jul 1919) 202 Sqn - Cadre (27 Mar - Dec 1919) 217 Sqn - Cadre (29 Mar - 19 Oct 1919) No 21 Training Sqn (Jul 1919 - Feb 1920) 58 Sqn (3 Sep 1936 - 24 Mar 1937) 215 Sqn (3 Sep 1936 - 25 Jul 1938) 51 Sqn (15 - 24 Mar 1937) 75 Sqn (15 Mar 1937 - 11 Jul 1938) 102 Sqn (11 Jul 1938 - 25 Aug 1940) 77 Sqn (25 Jul 1938 - 28 Aug 1940) |
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Construction of an airfield at Eastburn near Driffield began in December 1916 but it was October 1917 before No 2 School of Aerial Fighting moved into the recently opened airfield. In May 1918 No 2 was replaced by No 3 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery, but almost immediately moved to Norfolk. In it place came No 3 And No 27 Training Squadrons, which were formed into No 21 Training Depot Station, which specialised in training pilots on the SE5A. No 21 TDS was renamed No 21 Training School in July 1919 but closed in February 1920, after which the station was placed on Care and Maintenance until it too was closed and disposed of in 1925. With the need for more airfields in Yorkshire on which to base bombers able to reach Germany, the WW1 site at Driffield was surveyed and selected for development, work beginning in 1935. The first squadrons arrived at RAF Driffield in August 1936, these being Nos 58 and 215. Originally controlled by No 3 Group, the station was transferred to No 4 Group in June 1937. The two units in residence at the start of WW2 were Nos 77 and 102 Squadrons, operating Whitleys and they continued to operate against targets in Germany until August 1940. On the 15th of that month the Luftwaffe attacked the airfield causing such severe damage that the two squadrons moved out later that month for repairs to be carried out. When it reopened, it was under the control of No 13 Group, Fighter Command and various fighter squadrons operated from Driffield, including Nos 1, 213 and 485 RNZAF, until 1 April 1941 when it reverted to No 4 Group, Bomber Command. No 104 Squadron formed here on the same day and No 405 (RCAF) Squadron also formed here at the end of the month but moved to Pocklington in June. The bulk of No 104 moved to the Middle East in October 1941 and in February 1942, the element at Driffield was renumbered No 158 Squadron. No 158 moved to East Moor and the station closed in June 1942, in order for runway construction to take place. However in October, No 466 (RAAF) Squadron formed and in November, No 196, but these both moved out to Leconfield in December, allowing reconstruction to continue. On 6 June 1943, Driffield became No 43 Base HQ, with sub-stations at Leconfield and Lissett, although work was still in progress, No 4 Group Battle School was also here at this period. It was June 1944 before an operational squadron returned to Driffield, when No 466 returned and in August, No 462 (RAAF) Squadron formed here, both units being equipped with the Handley Page Halifax. No 462 moved to Foulsham in December 1944, leaving No 466 as the sole operational unit at the station until the end of the war. No 426 (RCAF) Squadron arrived in May 1945 but left again in June and when No 466 left in September, Driffield ceased to be an operational station. The station returned to Care and Maintenance until September 1946, when No 10 Air Navigation School moved in, equipped with Wellingtons and Ansons. In 1948 No 10 ANS was replaced by No 204 Advanced Flying School with Mosquitoes, who stayed for just over a year. On 1 March 1948 No 226 Operational Conversion Unit arrived from Cottesmore, with its Meteors and Vampire, its role now being to covert pilots trained on piston engined trainers to jets. The OCU was redesignated No 203 AFS on 1 September 1949 and finally No 8 Flying Training School on 1 June 1954, finally moving out to Swinderby on 22 August 1955. From 1955 to 1957, the station was home to two fighter squadrons, No 219 (September 1955 - July 1957) and No 33 (October 1955 - June 1957). In October 1957, the Fighter Weapons School arrived from Leconfield, leaving in March 1958, after which the station was converted for a new role entirely. It was now to become an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile site and on 1 January 1959, No 98 Squadron took up residence, remaining until 1963, when the Thor missiles were returned to the USA. The station reverted to C&M, but from September 1967 to February 1968, Hawker Siddeley used the airfield for development flying of the Buccaneer. Eventually on 1 April 1977, the station was handed over to the Army and became part of the Army School of Mechanical Transport, with the runways being removed and a cross-country driving course being constructed in it place. The station was also used as a HQ and accommodation unit for the radar station at Staxton Wold, but this ended on 28 June 1996. Today there is a compound containing the HQ of the local Army Cadet Force, an Air Training Corps squadron and some of the hangers are used as grain stores for the European Union. |
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Main units (continued): - No 2 Reserve Aircraft Pool (Fighters)(13 Jan - 4 May 1943) No 3 Reserve Aircraft Pool (12 Mar 1943) No 327 Maintenance Unit (4 May 1943 - 20 Jan 1944) AHQ Bengal Communication Unit (12 Jun - 31 Oct 1943) No 7 Air Transit Section (16 Jul 1943 - 1 Sep 1944) No 3 Civil Maintenance Unit (1 Oct 1943 - 31 Jan 1947) No 9 Civil Maintenance Unit (16 Nov 1943 - 1 Feb 1945) 5 Sqn ( 28 Sqn ( 31 Sqn ( 45 Sqn ( 52 Sqn ( 60 Sqn ( 62 Sqn ( 113 Sqn ( 135 Sqn ( 136 Sqn ( 139 Sqn ( 146 Sqn ( 176 Sqn ( 194 Sqn ( 215 Sqn ( 258 Sqn ( 353 Sqn ( 357 Sqn ( 681 Sqn (25 Jan 1943 - 684 Sqn ( No 38 Staging Post (1 Sep 1944 - 1 Aug 1945) |
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Main units: - No 3 Coast Defence Flt, IAFVR (15 Dec 1940 - 17 Feb 1942, 24 Feb - 1 Apr 1942) 'H' Flt (15 Sep - 16 Oct 1940) No 221 Group Communication Flt (12 Mar - 18 Aug 1942, 12 Dec 1942 - 24 Mar 1943) No 2 (Indian Wing) Station (xxx xxxx - 23 Mar 1942) No 103 (Coast Defence) Flt, IAF (1 Apr - 1 Jun 1942) No 5 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (4 - 13 May 1942) Communication Flt, Dum Dum (2 Jun - 1 Dec 1942) No 3 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (28 Jun 1942 - 25 Jan 1943) No 224 Group Communication Flt (xxx 1942 - 24 Mar 1943) No 123 Repair & Salvage Unit (10 Jul - 2 Sep 1942) No 3 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (IAF) (8 Aug 1942 - 17 Mar 1942) No 224 Group Calibration Flt (29 Sep 1942 - 15 Mar 1943) Reinforcement Staging Post/Party (1 Oct 1942 - 1 Sep 1944) HQ, No 165 Wing (1 Oct 1942 - 3 Jan 1943) Air Transit Section (1 Oct 1942 - 16 Jul 1943) Bengal Communication Flt (1 Dec 1942 - 11 Feb 1943) |
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Main units: - 225 Sqn ( 614 Sqn ( 651 Sqn ( 652 Sqn ( No 18 Maintenance Unit (6 Mar 1940 - 1 Jul 1949) No 11 (Service) Ferry Pilots Pool (4 Apr - Jun 1941) No 10 Air Observers School (13 Sep 1941 - 1 May 1942) Sub-site, No 14 Maintenance Unit (1 Mar 1955 - 22 Jul 1957) No 661 Volunteer Gliding School (1 Sep 1955 - 15 Jan 1958) |
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Location County: - Dumfriesshire (Dumfries and Galloway) Lat/Long: 55:05:38N 03:34:15W Grid Ref - NX998788 Height Above Sea Level - 100 ft |
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Main units: - 44 Sqn ( 141 Sqn ( 170 Sqn ( 619 Sqn ( RLG for No 14 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit (Apr 1942) |
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Location County: - Lincolnshire Lat/Long: 53:17:30N 00:30:15W Grid Ref - SK995784 Height Above Sea Level - 100 ft |
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Main units: - No 11 Ferry Unit (9 - 15 Aug 1945) No 16 Ferry Unit (15 Aug 1945 - 26 Apr 1946) |
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Location County: - Devon Lat/Long: 50:51:45N 03:14:00W Grid Ref - ST132079 Height Above Sea Level - 825 ft |
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Main units (continued): - 310 Sqn (10 Jul 1940 - 26 Jun 1941) 312 Sqn (29 Aug - 26 Sep 1940) No 5 Radio Servicing Section (21 Sep 1940 - 17 Feb 1941) 242 Sqn (26 Oct - 30 Nov 1940) 258 Sqn (1 - 4 Dec 1940) Air Fighting Development Unit (16 Dec 1940 - 25 Mar 1943) Aircraft Gun Mounting Establishment (30 Dec 1940 - 23 Nov 1941) 56 Sqn (26 Jun 1941 - 30 Mar 1942) 133 Sqn (15 Aug - 28 Sep 1941) 601 Sqn (16 Aug 1941 - 6 Jun 1942) No 601 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (14 Nov 1941 6 Jan 1942) No 1426 (Enemy Aircraft Circus) Flt (21 Nov 1941 - 12 Mar 1943) 266 Sqn (29 Jan - 2 Aug 1942, 11 Aug - 21 Sep 1942) No 3043 Servicing Echelon (29 Jan 26 Aug 1942) No 1448 (Rota) Flt (17 Feb - 2 Mar 1942) 609 Sqn (30 Mar - 26 Aug 1942) No 609 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (30 Mar 18 Sep 1942) 181 Sqn (25 Aug - 10 Dec 1942) 195 Sqn (15 -19 Nov 1942) 169 Sqn (18 Dec 1942 - 1 Mar 1943, 12 - 26 Mar 1943) 124 Sqn (5 - 12 Mar 1943) No 3011 Servicing Echelon (5 12 Mar 1943) 4 Sqn (8 - 12 Mar 1943) No 6165 Servicing Echelon (24 Jan 3 Jul 1946, 8 Jul 1 Sep 1946) 91 Sqn (21 Mar - 3 Jun 1946, 10 - 29 Jun 1946, 29 Aug 1946 - 6 Jan 1947) No 6091 Servicing Echelon (21 Mar 3 Jun 1946, 29 Aug 1946 6 Jan 1947, cadre from 25 Sep 1946) No 6066 Servicing Echelon (1 Sep 1946 1 Jun 1948, cadre from 6 Nov 1946) 92 Sqn (15 Feb - 31 Aug 1947, 30 Oct 1947 - 10 Mar 1948, 29 Apr 1948 - 7 Oct 1949) No 6092 Servicing Echelon (15 Feb 1947 1 Jun 1948) No 6056 Servicing Echelon (17 Apr 1947 2 Feb 1948) 3 Sqn (2 - 16 Sep 1947) 80 Sqn (2 - 17 Sep 1947) 65 Sqn (15 Oct 1951 - 31 Mar 1961) No 2750 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1942 - xxx xxxx) No 2825 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1942 - xxx xxxx) |
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Location County: - Cambridgeshire Lat/Long: 52:05:27N 00:08:00W Grid Ref: TQ025363 Height above sea level: 168 ft |
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Main units: - 119 Sqn (1 Mar - 19 Aug 1918) 123 Sqn (1 Mar - 17 Aug 1918) 129 Sqn (1 Mar - 4 Jul 1918) 8 Sqn - Cadre (28 Jul 1919 - 20 Jan 1920) No 2 Flying Training School (26 Apr 1920 - 30 Jun 1924) 19 Sqn (1 Apr 1923 - 17 Apr 1940, 16 - 25 May 1940, 5 - 25 Jun 1940, 1 Nov 1940 - 6 Feb 1941) 29 Sqn (1 Apr 1923 - 1 Apr 1928) 111 Sqn (1 Oct 1923 - 1 Apr 1928) RAF Meteorological Flt (9 Jan 1925 - 1 Sep 1936) Cambridge University Air Sqn (Dec 1932 - May 1936, xxx 1936 - 5 Sep 1939) 66 Sqn (20 Jul 1936 - 16 May 1940, 1 - 2 Sep 1946, 2 Nov 1946 - 5 Sep 1947, 31 Oct 1947 - 10 Mar 1948, 29 Apr 1948 - 7 Oct 1949) 64 Sqn (7 - 12 Aug 1939, 15 Aug 1951 - 17 Jul 1961)) 611 Sqn (13 Aug - 10 Oct 1939) 222 Sqn (4 Oct 1939 - 10 May 1940) 264 Sqn (10 May - 3 Jul 1940) No 5 Radio Maintenance Unit (1 Jul - 21 Sep 1940) |
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