RAF Blyton
RAF Blyton | |||||||||||
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| Near Blyton, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force satellite station | ||||||||||
| Code | AL | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 1 Group RAF * No. 7 (HCU) Group RAF[1] | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
  RAF Blyton Shown within Lincolnshire  RAF Blyton RAF Blyton (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°27′04″N 000°41′37″W / 53.45111°N 0.69361°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 | ||||||||||
| In use | November 1942 - 1954 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 70 feet (21 m)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Blyton or more simply RAF Blyton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 5 miles (8.0 km) north east of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire and 10 miles (16 km) south of Scunthorpe, 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
[edit]- No. 199 Squadron RAF (1942-43)[2]
- 'B' Flight of No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School RAF (November 1943 - February 1944)[3]
- No. 7 Air Crew Holding Unit[4]
- Sub site of No. 61 Maintenance Unit RAF (March 1946 - ?)[5]
- Relief Landing Ground for No. 101 Flying Refresher School RAF (October 1951 - February 1952)[6]
- Relief Landing Ground for No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF (February 1952 - January 1954)[7]
- No. 1481 Target Towing and Gunnery Flight RAF (September - November 1942)[8]
- No. 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF (January 1943 - April 1945)[9]
- No. 2797 Squadron RAF Regiment[4]
- Air Bomber Training Flight, No. 1 Group (September - November 1942)[10]
Current use
[edit]It is now used for off-road racing cars, rally driving and test running refurbished and/or new designs of trucks.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- 1 2 Falconer 2012, p. 54.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 84.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 198.
- 1 2 "Blyton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 207.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 151.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 40.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 134.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 101.
- ↑ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 45.
- ↑ "RAF Blyton Airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
Bibliography
[edit]- Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
- Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.