avia.wikisort.org - AerodromeRoyal 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.
Airport in Scofton, Nottinghamshire
RAF Worksop
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Airport type | Military |
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Owner | Air Ministry |
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Operator | Royal Air Force |
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Location | Scofton, Nottinghamshire |
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Built | 1920 (1920) and 1940 |
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In use | 1941-1948 1952-1958 (1958) |
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Elevation AMSL | 144 ft / 44 m |
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Coordinates | 53°19′28″N 001°03′37″W |
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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.[4]
See also
- List of former Royal Air Force stations
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.
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Formations and units | Units |
- Commands
- Groups
- Wings
- Squadrons
- Flights
- Conversion units
- Operational Training units
- Schools / Training units
- Ferry units
- Glider units
- Misc units
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Stations |
- Active
- Former
- Satellite Landing Grounds
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Regiment | |
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Branches and components |
- Air Force Board
- RAF Regiment
- RAF Chaplains Branch
- RAF Intelligence
- RAF Legal Branch
- RAF Medical Services
- Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service
- RAF Police
- RAF Search and Rescue Force
- RAF Mountain Rescue Service
- RAF Marine Branch
- RAF Ground Trades
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Reserve forces |
- Royal Auxiliary Air Force
- RAF Volunteer Reserve
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Associated civil organisations |
- Air Training Corps
- RAF Association
- RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
- RAF Benevolent Fund
- RAF Football Association
- RAF Museum
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Equipment | |
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Personnel |
- Officer ranks
- Other ranks
- List of notable personnel
- List of serving senior officers
- Personnel numbers
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Appointments |
- Chief of Air Staff
- Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
- Air Member for Personnel
- Air Secretary
- Air Member for Materiel
- Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment
- Warrant Officer of the RAF
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Symbols and uniform |
- Ensign
- Badge
- Roundels
- Uniform
- Heraldic badges
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