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