RAF Blyton explained

RAF Blyton
Ensign:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Blyton, Lincolnshire
Country:England
Type:Satellite Station
11 Base Substation 1943-44
71 Base Substation 1944-
Coordinates:53.4511°N -0.6936°W
Pushpin Map:Lincolnshire
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Lincolnshire
Pushpin Label:RAF Blyton
Ownership:Air Ministry
Operator:Royal Air Force
Controlledby:RAF Bomber Command
Code:AL
Built:/42
Used:November 1942 -
Battles:European theatre of World War II
Cold War
Elevation:21m (69feet)
R1-Number:00/00
R1-Surface:Concrete
R2-Number:00/00
R2-Surface:Concrete
R3-Number:00/00
R3-Surface:Concrete

Royal Air Force Blyton or more simply RAF Blyton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Lincolnshire, north east of Gainsborough, and south of Scunthorpe, 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

Current use

It is now used for off-road racing cars, rally driving and test running refurbished and/or new designs of trucks.[2]

See also

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blyton . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 2 June 2016.
  2. Web site: RAF Blyton Airfield . Control Towers. 5 June 2012.