RAF Blyton

RAF Blyton
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	Blyton, Lincolnshire
Built	1941 (1941)
In use	1942-1954 (1954)
Elevation AMSL	79 ft / 24 m
Coordinates	53°27′04″N 000°41′37″W / 53.45111°N 0.69361°W / 53.45111; -0.69361Coordinates: 53°27′04″N 000°41′37″W / 53.45111°N 0.69361°W / 53.45111; -0.69361
Map
RAF Blyton Location in Lincolnshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt

RAF Blyton is a former Royal Air Force airfield in located 4.8 miles (7.7 km) north east of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, and 9.6 miles (15.4 km) of south Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.

It was built in 1942 and was heavily used during the Second World War but it was used little after the early stages of the Cold War.

History

• No. 199 Squadron RAF.^[1]
• No 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.^[2]

Current use

It is now used for off-road racing cars and test running refurbished and/or new designs of trucks.^[3]

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Jefford, C.G, MBE,BA ,RAF (Retd). 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.

External links

• Geograph.org.uk

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