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RAF Riccall is a former Royal Air Force airfield located 3.1 miles (5 km) north east of Selby, North Yorkshire and 7.9 miles (12.7 km) south west of Elvington, North Yorkshire, England.

RAF Riccall

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Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
LocationRiccall, North Yorkshire
Built1941 (1941)
In use1942-1958 (1958)
Elevation AMSL33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates53°49′26″N 001°01′50″W
Map
RAF Riccall
Location in North Yorkshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
00/00 5,940 1,810 Asphalt
00/00 4,290 1,310 Asphalt
00/00 4,620 1,410 Asphalt

History


The airfield was opened in September 1942 as a satellite to RAF Marston Moor.[1] It had three runways of the A-style airfield; the longest was 5,940 feet (1,810 m) long, the second was 4,290 feet (1,310 m) long and the third was 4,620 feet (1,410 m) long. All were 50 yards (46 m) wide.[2][3] The technical site consisted of six T2 hangars and one B1 hangar.[4]

During October 1942, No. 76 and No. 80 Conversion Flights (along with No. 10 Conversion Flight from another airfield) joined together to make No. 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.[5][6]

The following units were based at the airfield:

After 1945, flying ceased, although the site was used as storage until 1958. The south west side of the airfield and storage area is now part of Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve.[8] Part of the site was also used for mining coal as part of the Selby Coalfield operation between the 1980s and 2004.[9]


Current use


The site is now used for farming.[7]


References


  1. "RAF Riccall Airfield". controltowers.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  2. Halpenny 1982, p. 157.
  3. Delve 2006, p. 212.
  4. Otter 1998, p. 210.
  5. Delve 2006, pp. 211–213.
  6. "RAF Riccall [concept]". ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  7. "Riccall". abct.org.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  8. Schofield, Peter (September 2010). Skipwith Common North Yorkshire, Phase 3; Airfield Survey and archaeological Landscape Survey (PDF). library.thehumanjourney.net (Report). Natural England. p. 21. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  9. Jacobs 2021, p. 97.

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