RAF Misson explained

RAF Misson
Location:	near Finningley, South Yorkshire, England
Map Type:	Nottinghamshire
Coordinates:	53.47°N -0.941°W
Map Size:	300
Type:	Missile site
Used:	1960–1963
Open To Public:	No
Controlledby:	United Kingdom

The site of the former RAF Misson, Nottinghamshire, is located south-east of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and approximately south-east of the former RAF Finningley airfield.

History

The site was used as a bombing range by the Operational Training Units (OTUs) of RAF Finningley until 1948.^[1] Between October 1960 and June 1963, No 94 (Surface to Air Missile) Squadron (No 94 (SAM) Sqn) RAF operated on the site with Bristol Bloodhound I missiles under the control of the Tactical Command Centre at RAF Lindholme.^{[2] [3]}

Current use

The site is now private property but the concrete stands are still visible from the area. L. Jackson & Co.Ltd is situated on the site and supplies surplus military vehicles and equipment. The former site is proposed as a fracking location for the extraction of natural gas.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

Notes and References

1. Book: Osborne. Mike. Defending Nottinghamshire : the Military Landscape from Prehistory to the Present. 2014. New York. The History Press. 9780750957137. 140–141. Appendix 7 - aviation related sites.
2. Book: Jefford , C.G. . RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK. Airlife Publishing. 53. 1988. 1-84037-141-2.
3. Book: Craine. Simon. Ryan. Noel. "Protection from the cold" : cold war protection in preparedness for nuclear war. 2011. Wildtrack. 9781904098195. 231.
4. News: Former Misson missile site closer to a fracking future . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712025223/http://www.retfordtimes.co.uk/Misson-missile-site-closer-fracking-future/story-25860748-detail/story.html . 12 July 2015 . dead . Retford Times. 17 January 2015.
5. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/is-there-really-any-future-in-fracking-d2h80qwts Is there really any future in fracking?