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RAF Driffield

Royal Air Force Driffield or RAF Driffield is a former Royal Air Force station in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. It lies about 2 miles (3 km) south-west of Driffield and 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Beverley. It is now operated by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, as the Driffield Training Area.

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Owner
Ministry of Defence
Battles/wars
European theatre of World War II Cold War
Built
1918 (1918) as RAF Eastburn 1935 as RAF Driffield
Code
DR
Controlled by
RAF Bomber Command * No. 2 Group RAF * No. 4 Group RAF * No. 6 Group RCAF
Elevation
19 metres (62 ft) AMSL

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RAF Driffield

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples18
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
Components1

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RAF Driffield

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related to External links · 6
RAF Driffield → Britain Conservation Trust, Control Towers, DriffieldDerelict Places, Eastburn, May, UK Airfields
Battles/wars · 1
RAF Driffield → European theatre of World War II Cold War
Built · 1
RAF Driffield → 1918 (1918) as RAF Eastburn 1935 as RAF Driffield
Code · 1
RAF Driffield → DR
Controlled by · 1
RAF Driffield → RAF Bomber Command * No. 2 Group RAF * No. 4 Group RAF * No. 6 Group RCAF
Coordinates · 1
RAF Driffield → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
Elevation · 1
RAF Driffield → 19 metres (62 ft) AMSL
In use · 1
RAF Driffield → July 1936 – 1996 (1996)
Operator · 1
RAF Driffield → 1918–1920 Royal Air Force 1936–1977 Royal Air Force 1977–1992 British Army 1992–1996 Royal Air Force 1996–present Defence Training Estate
Owner · 1
RAF Driffield → Ministry of Defence

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raf training driffield group air school 1941 flight 1943 july force 1918 yorkshire station royal isbn squadron june august october

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RAF DriffieldBattles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II Cold War1.00infobox
RAF DriffieldBuilt1918 (1918) as RAF Eastburn 1935 as RAF Driffield1.00infobox
RAF DriffieldCodeDR1.00infobox
RAF DriffieldControlled byRAF Bomber Command * No. 2 Group RAF * No. 4 Group RAF * No. 6 Group RCAF1.00infobox
RAF DriffieldCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
RAF DriffieldElevation19 metres (62 ft) AMSL1.00infobox
RAF DriffieldIn useJuly 1936 – 1996 (1996)1.00infobox
RAF DriffieldOperator1918–1920 Royal Air Force 1936–1977 Royal Air Force 1977–1992 British Army 1992–1996 Royal Air Force 1996–present Defence Training Estate1.00infobox
RAF DriffieldOwnerMinistry of Defence1.00infobox
RAF DriffieldRunwaysRunways Direction Length and surface 00/00 Concrete 00/00 Concrete 00/00 Concrete1.00infobox
RAF DriffieldTypeRoyal Air Force station * Parent station 1936–43 * 43 Base HQ 1943–451.00infobox
RAF Driffieldis aformer Royal Air Force station in the East Riding of Yorkshire0.90text

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