Royal Air Force Station Acaster Malbis | |
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Located Near York, Yorkshire, England | |
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Type | Airfield |
Coordinates | 53° 52′ 45″ N, 1° 6′ 45″ W |
In use | 1942–1946 |
Current condition |
Closed |
Occupants | RAF |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
RAF Acaster Malbis was a Royal Air Force station located south of York. It was developed from a small grass airfield at the beginning of World War II and its main use was as a bomber training aerodrome.
Unit | Dates | Aircraft | Variant | Notes |
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No. 601 Squadron RAF | 1942 | Bell Airacobra | I | Single-engined fighter |
Abraham, Barry. Post-War Yorkshire Airfields. ISBN 0-7524-2390-8