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RAF Scorton
RAF Scorton in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
RAF Scorton is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Royal Air Force Scorton or more simply RAF Scorton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located next to the village of Scorton in North Yorkshire, England. The base was opened in October 1939 as part of 13 Group RAF Fighter Command and a satellite station of RAF Catterick. It was used by the Royal Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces Ninth Air Force during the war. The famous No. 56 Squadron RAF flew Supermarine Spitfires from Scorton during the Second World War. Also the USAAF 422d and 425th Night Fighter Squadrons were stationed at Scorton flying the Northrop P-61 Black Widow fighter. After the war, it was kept for a while as a Maintenance Unit base, then disposed of in the 1950s. It is now a site of gravel extraction.
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Background
History
The location was chosen for its flat terrain and its situation close to the now disbanded Eryholme-Richmond branch line that had a sub branch line to Catterick Garrison and RAF Catterick. The first unit to use the airfield was a detachment of Bristol Blenheim aircraft from No. 219 (Mysore) Squadron, which had reformed at RAF Catterick in the same month that Scorton had opened. Although originally designated as a satellite station, in 1941, the site was extended into a 'full' RAF station with 12 hangars and three tarmac runways, with the main east/west runway measuring 4,800 ft compared to RAF Catterick's runway which was 3,300 ft. This was done because Catterick could not be extended as it…
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- Coordinates
- 54.4011, -1.6381
- Address
- Scorton, North Yorkshire
- Established
- 1939
Sources
- wikidata: Q7275554 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RAF Scorton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Scorton?
- RAF Scorton is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was RAF Scorton built?
- Built or established in 1939.
- Who owns RAF Scorton?
- RAF Scorton is owned by Royal Air Force.