RAF Blyton
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Blyton, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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  RAF Blyton Location in Lincolnshire | |||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Blyton or more simply RAF Blyton is a former Royal Air Force airfield located in Lincolnshire, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) north east of Gainsborough, and 9.6 miles (15.4 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[]
- 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 Flying Refresher School RAF[2]
- No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF[2]
- No. 1481 (Bomber) Gunnery Flight[2]
- No. 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF[2]
- No. 2797 Squadron RAF Regiment[2]
- No. 1 Group Air Bomber Training Flight[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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Blyton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "RAF Blyton Airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
Bibliography[]
- Jefford, C.G. 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.
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- Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire
- Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom