RAF Riccall

RAF Riccall
RAF Riccall;
	IATA: none; ICAO: none;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	Riccall, North Yorkshire
Built	1941
In use	1942-1957
Elevation AMSL	33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates	53°49′26″N 001°01′50″W / 53.82389°N 1.03056°WCoordinates: 53°49′26″N 001°01′50″W / 53.82389°N 1.03056°W
Map
	RAF Riccall Location in North Yorkshire
Runways

RAF Riccall is a former Royal Air Force airfield located 3.1 miles (5 km) north east of Selby, North Yorkshire and 7.9 miles (12.7 km) south west of Elvington, North Yorkshire, England.

History[]

The airfield was opened in September 1942 as a satellite to RAF Marston Moor.^[1]

During October 1942 No. 76 and No. 80 Conversion Flight's (along with No. 10 Conversion Flight from another airfield) joined together to make No. 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.^[2]

The following units were based at the airfield:

No. 35 Maintenance Unit RAF.^[3]
No. 91 Maintenance Unit RAF.^[3]
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No. 1332 (Transport) Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.^[3]
No. 1341 (Special Duties) Flight RAF.^[3]
Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment.^[3]
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Current use[]

The site is now used for farming and mining.^[3]

References[]

^ "RAF Riccall Airfield". controltowers.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
^ Delve, Ken (2006). Northern England : Co. Durham, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside, Manchester, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Yorkshire. Marlborough: Crowood. pp. 211–213. ISBN 1-86126-809-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Riccall". abct.org.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

External links[]

Atlantik Wall - RAF Riccall

[1] "RAF Riccall Airfield". controltowers.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

[2] Delve, Ken (2006). Northern England : Co. Durham, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside, Manchester, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Yorkshire. Marlborough: Crowood. pp. 211–213. ISBN 1-86126-809-2.

[ABCT-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Riccall". abct.org.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

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