RAF Blyton
RAF Blyton | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Blyton, Lincolnshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1942-1954 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 79 ft / 24 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°27′04″N 000°41′37″W / 53.45111°N 0.69361°WCoordinates: 53°27′04″N 000°41′37″W / 53.45111°N 0.69361°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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  RAF Blyton Location in Lincolnshire | |||||||||||||||||||
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RAF Blyton is a former Royal Air Force airfield in located 4.8 miles (7.7 km) north east of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, and 9.6 miles (15.4 km) south of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
It was built in 1942 and was heavily used during the Second World War but it was used little after the early stages of the Cold War.
History
- No. 199 Squadron RAF.[1]
- No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School.[2]
- No. 7 Air Crew Holding Unit.[2]
- No. 61 Maintenance Unit RAF.[2]
- No. 101 FRS.[2]
- No. 215 AFS.[2]
- No. 1481 (Bomber) Gunnery Flight.[2]
- No. 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.[2]
- No. 2797 Squadron RAF Regiment.[2]
- Air Bomber Training Flight (No. 1 Group).[2]
Current use
It is now used for off-road racing cars, rally driving and test running refurbished and/or new designs of trucks.[3]
See also
References
Citations
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 84.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Blyton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ "RAF Blyton Airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
Bibliography
- Jefford, C.G, MBE,BA ,RAF (Retd). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
External links
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