Royal Air Force Blyton or more simply RAF Blyton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Lincolnshire, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) north east of Gainsborough, and 9.6 miles (15.4 km) south of Scunthorpe, England.
RAF Blyton | |||||||||||
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| Blyton, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||||||
  RAF Blyton Shown within Lincolnshire | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°27′04″N 000°41′37″W / 53.45111°N 0.69361°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force satellite station 11 Base Substation 1943-44 71 Base Substation 1944- | ||||||||||
| Code | AL[1] | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 1 Group RAF * No. 7 (HCU) Group RAF[1] | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 | ||||||||||
| In use | November 1942 - 1954 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 21 metres (69 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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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[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
editIt is now used for off-road racing cars, rally driving and test running refurbished and/or new designs of trucks.[11]
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c Falconer 2012, p. 54.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 84.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 198.
- ^ a b "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.