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RAF Breighton

Breighton Airfield
RAF Breighton; Breighton Airfield;
	Breighton Airfield and Aeroplane Museum
	IATA: none; ICAO: EGBR;
Summary
Owner	Air Ministry 1940-1964; Private 1964-Present
Operator	Royal Air Force 1940-1964; Private 1964-Present
Location	Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Built	1940
In use	1942-1964
Elevation AMSL	20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	53°48′07″N 000°54′49″W / 53.80194°N 0.91361°W
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	EGBR Location in East Riding of Yorkshire
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Royal Air Force Station Breighton or more simply RAF Breighton is a former Royal Air Force station located near to the village of Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England which is now Breighton Airfield.

History

The airfield was built between 1940 and 1942 for No. 1 Group RAF,^[1] its first residents were the No. 460 Squadron RAAF.^[2] After the Second World War, the airfield was used to store Thor missiles,^[3] before finally closing in March 1964.^{[citation needed]}

Squadrons

Squadron	Equipment	From	To	To	Notes
No. 78 Squadron RAF	Handley Page Halifax II/III/VI Douglas Dakota	16 June 1943	20 September 1945	RAF Almaza	^[4]
No. 112 Squadron RAF	Bristol Bloodhound I	7 November 1960	31 March 1964	Disbanded	^[5]
No. 240 Squadron RAF	PGM-17 Thor	1 August 1959	8 January 1963	Disbanded	^[3]
No. 460 Squadron RAAF	Vickers Wellington IV Handley Page Halifax II Avro Lancaster I/III	4 January 1942	14 May 1943	RAF Binbrook	^[2]

Units

No 20 BAT Flight.^[6]
No 207 AFS.^[6]
No 1524 BAT Flight.^[6]

Current use

Mustangs Flying During Breighton Airshow

The original runways are covered in buildings but the outline of the runways, taxiways and dispersal stands are clearly visible using satellite imagery.^{[citation needed]}

It is currently used by the Real Aeroplane Company to house historic aircraft as well as for hosting airshows which uses a separate grass runway located within the original airfield grounds.^[1]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b "Airfield history". The Real Aeroplane Company. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b Jefford 1988, p. 93.
^ ^a ^b Jefford 1988, p. 76.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 48.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 56.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Breighton - Units". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 27 September 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

Real Aeroplane Company

[RA-1] "Airfield history". The Real Aeroplane Company. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[Jefford1988p93-2] Jefford 1988, p. 93.

[Jefford1988p76-3] Jefford 1988, p. 76.

[Jefford1988p48-4] Jefford 1988, p. 48.

[Jefford1988p56-5] Jefford 1988, p. 56.

[ABCT-6] "Breighton - Units". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

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+The original runways are covered in buildings but the outline of the runways, taxiways and dispersal stands are clearly visible using satellite imagery.{{Citation needed|date=September 2012}}
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