RAF Linton-on-Ouse
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RAF Linton-on-Ouse was a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, England, historically used for bomber and later fast-jet training operations.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Avro Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grob Tutor NERFINISHED ⓘ Handley Page Whitley NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Siddeley Jet Provost NERFINISHED ⓘ Short Tucano T1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureAnnounced | 2018 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceFromYork | approximately 10 miles north-west ⓘ |
| elevation |
16 metres
ⓘ
52 feet ⓘ |
| flyingTrainingCeased | 2019 ⓘ |
| gridReference | SE494620 ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
Runway 04/22
ⓘ
Runway 10/28 ⓘ Runway 15/33 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedUnit |
No. 1 Flying Training School RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 1481 (Bombing) Gunnery Flight NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 207 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 408 Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 426 Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 427 Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 429 Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 433 Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 6 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 642 Volunteer Gliding Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 72 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ Northumbrian Universities Air Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire Universities Air Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | EGXU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
North Yorkshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Linton-on-Ouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1937 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
No. 22 Group RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarRole |
fast-jet training
ⓘ
flying training station ⓘ |
| primaryWartimeRole | bomber operations ⓘ |
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| role |
basic flying training station
ⓘ
bomber station ⓘ fast-jet training station ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| status | closed as an RAF flying station ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
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