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RAF Worksop
Royal Air Force Worksop or more simply RAF Worksop was a former Royal Air Force station located at Scofton, 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north east of Worksop, Nottinghamshire and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) west of Retford, Nottinghamshire, England.
RAF Worksop RAF Scofton[1] | |
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Airport type | Military |
Owner | Air Ministry |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Location | Scofton, Nottinghamshire |
Built | 1920 | and 1940
In use | 1941-1948 1952-1958 |
Elevation AMSL | 144 ft / 44 m |
Coordinates | 53°19′28″N 001°03′37″W / 53.32444°N 1.06028°WCoordinates: 53°19′28″N 001°03′37″W / 53.32444°N 1.06028°W |
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RAF Worksop Location in Nottinghamshire | |
Runways | |
Station history
- No. 18 Operational Training Unit RAF between November 1943 and 1945 with various aircraft including Miles Martinets, Airspeed Oxfords, Curtiss P-40 Curtiss Tomahawks and Vickers Wellingtons
- No 1 Engine Control and Demonstration Unit RAF[1]
- No 1 Group Communication Flight RAF[1]
- No. 4 Flying Training School RAF[1]
- No. 211 Advanced Flying School RAF was renamed to No. 211 Flying Training School RAF in June 1954[2]
- No. 616 Squadron RAF from 23 May 1955 with the Gloster Meteor F.8 before being disbanded on 10 March 1957[3]
- Bomber Command Central Night Vision School RAF[1]
- RAF Central Vision Training School RAF[1]
- Transport Command Central Vision Training School RAF[1]
Current use
The site is currently used for farming with few remaining signs of the former airfield.[4]
See also
References
Citations
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.