RAF Worksop

Former Royal Air Force station in Nottinghamshire, England

53°19′28″N 001°03′37″W / 53.32444°N 1.06028°W / 53.32444; -1.06028TypeSatellite stationCodeWP[2]Site informationOwnerAir MinistryOperatorRoyal Air ForceControlled byRAF Bomber Command
* No. 91 (OTU) Group RAFSite historyBuilt1920 (1920) and 1940Built byWimpey & CarmichaelIn useNovember 1943-1948
1952- December 1960 (1960)Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War IIAirfield informationElevation44 metres (144 ft)[2] AMSL
Runways
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Royal Air Force Worksop, or more simply RAF Worksop, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located at Scofton, 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north east of Worksop, Nottinghamshire and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) west of Retford, Nottinghamshire, England.

Station history

  • No. 18 Operational Training Unit RAF between September 1943 and December 1944 with various aircraft including Miles Martinets, Airspeed Oxfords, Curtiss P-40 Curtiss Tomahawks and Vickers Wellingtons[3]
  • No 1 Engine Control and Demonstration Unit RAF between February 1945 and January 1946[4]
  • No 1 Group Communication Flight RAF between December 1945 and January 1946[5]
  • No. 4 Flying Training School RAF between June 1956 and June 1958[6]
  • No. 211 Advanced Flying School RAF between August 1952 and June 1954[7] became No. 211 Flying Training School RAF between June 1954 and June 1956[8]
  • No. 616 Squadron RAF from 23 May 1955 with the Gloster Meteor F.8 before being disbanded on 10 March 1957[9]
  • Bomber Command Central Night Vision School RAF between December 1945 and March 1946[10]
  • RAF Central Vision Training School RAF between March 1946 and June 1948[11]
  • Transport Command Central Vision Training School RAF between November 1946 and May 1958[12]

Current use

The site is currently used for farming with few remaining signs of the former airfield.[13]

See also

References

Citations
  1. ^ "Worksop". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 219.
  3. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 201.
  4. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 108.
  5. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 155.
  6. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 136.
  7. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 33.
  8. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 138.
  9. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 84.
  10. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 79.
  11. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 227.
  12. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 281.
  13. ^ "Forgotten airfields europe". www.forgottenairfields.com. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
Bibliography
  • Falconer, J. (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
  • Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
  • Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J. (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.
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