RAF Blyton

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.

RAF Blyton
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Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	Blyton, Lincolnshire, England
Built	1941 (1941)
In use	1942-1954 (1954)
Elevation AMSL	79 ft / 24 m
Coordinates	53°27′04″N 000°41′37″W
Map
RAF Blyton Location in Lincolnshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt

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

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

Citations

1. Jefford 1988, p. 84.
2. "Blyton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
3. "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.

External links

• Geograph.org.uk