RAF Dishforth
After the war, the base was used by various squadrons and training units before being disposed of in 1992 and handed over to the Army Air Corps.Named after the village of Dishforth, just to the north of the main runway, the base was opened in September 1936.[6][4] The creation of hardstanding hangarage, and brick-built accommodation blocks and messes, made Dishforth a preferred posting over the wartime built airbases which operated mainly from Nissen huts (such as Dalton, Tholthorpe, and Wombleton).[14] In February 1941, Whitleys from both squadrons took part in Operation Colossus, a commando raid on aqueducts in southern Italy.1512 (Beam Approach Training) Flight) was formed at Dishforth in September 1941, flying Airspeed Oxfords.In the almost three-year tour that 51 Sqn performed at Dishforth, they flew 1,806 sorties, and lost 50 aircraft (an attrition rate of 2.8%).Operations were concentrated at Leeming, Linton-on-Ouse and Middleton St George, with substations and the training bases being Topcliffe, Wombleton, Dalton and Dishforth, which had No.The RCAF kept Dishforth as the training arm for its bomber squadrons and when the upgrade was complete in November 1943, No.[24] With hostilities in Europe at an end, the base was transferred again to RAF Transport Command, and continued with its training role.242 OCU was moved to Thorney Island and the base was put under a care and maintenance programme.Various aircraft from Leeming and Linton-on-Ouse used the airfield as a Relief Landing Ground (RLG), and the buildings were converted for use by the local police forces.
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