RAF Worksop
Royal Air Force Worksop or more simply RAF Worksop is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north east of Worksop, Nottinghamshire and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) west of Retford, Nottinghamshire, England.
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Worksop, 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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  RAF Worksop Location in Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||
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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.
References
Citations
- "Worksop". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- "RAF Worksop airfield". Control Towers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- Jefford 1988, p. 84.
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.
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