RAF East Moor
Royal Air Force Station East Moor  |
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| Located near Sutton-on-the-Forest, North Yorkshire, UK | |
| Type | Military Airfield |
| Coordinates | 54:04:00N 01:05:00W |
| Controlled by | Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Garrison | RAF Bomber Command No. 4 Group RAF No. 6 Group RCAF |
| Battles/wars | Second World War
 Map showing the location of RAF East Moor within North Yorkshire.
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RAF East Moor was a Royal Air Force air station operated by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. The station was located near Sutton-on-the-Forest, North Yorkshire, UK and was a sub-station of RAF Linton-on-Ouse.
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[edit] History
East Moor was originally a 4 Group facility and first hosted 158 Squadron, which moved to RAF Rufforth in October 1942. East Moor was assigned to No. 6 Group, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in June 1943. RCAF squadrons stationed here included No. 429 Squadron, 432 Squadron, and 415 Squadron.
After the disbanding of the remaining Canadian squadrons at East Moor (432 and 415 Squadrons) in May 1945 No. 54 Operational Training Unit (OTU), flying Mosquitoes moved to East Moor in November 1945, joined in May 1946 by 288 Squadron, flying the Supermarine Spitfire and Vultee Vengeance. 288 sqn stayed until June 1946, while no. 54 OTU left a detachment after June 1946 until 15 November 1946.[1]
The airfield closed to flying in November 1946. Most of the buildings were taken down and the land has reverted largely to agricultural use.[2]
[edit] Units and aircraft
| Unit | From | To | Aircraft | Version |
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| No. 158 Squadron RAF | 6 June 1942 | 6 November 1942 | Vickers Wellington | Mk.II |
| No. 288 Squadron RAF | 26 May 1946 | 15 June 1946 | Vultee Vengeance Supermarine Spitfire |
Mk.IV Mks.V, IX and XVI |
| No. 415 Squadron RCAF | 26 July 1944 | 15 May 1945 | Handley Page Halifax | Mks.III, VII |
| No. 429 Squadron RCAF | 7 November 1942 | 13 August 1943 | Vickers Wellington | Mks.III, X |
| No. 432 Squadron RCAF | 19 September 1943 | 15 May 1945 | Vickers Wellington Avro Lancaster Handley Page Halifax |
Mk.X Mk.II Mks.III, VII |
| No. 54 OTU | 1 November 1945 | 30 June 1946 (det. till 15 November 1946) | de Havilland Mosquito | |
| No. 158 Conversion Flight | 7 June 1942 | 25 September 1942 | Handley Page Halifax | Mk.II |
| No. 1679 Heavy Conversion Flight | 18 May 1943 | 13 December 1943 | Avro Lancaster | Mk.II |
| No. 12 Air Crew Holding Unit | 15 June 1945 | 8 October 1945 |
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ Sturtivant and Hamlin 2007, p. 203.
- ^ History of RAF East Moor on MOD site
- ^ Jefford 2001, p. 148.
- ^ RAF Stations beginning with 'E' on Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
- ^ Sturtivant and Hamlin 2007, pp. 43, 96, 99, 203, 249.
[edit] Bibliography
- Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
- Jefford, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Moyes, Philip J.R. Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 2nd edition 1976. ISBN 0-354-01027-1.
- Sturtivant, Ray, ISO and John Hamlin. RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2007. ISBN 0-85130-365-X.
[edit] External links
- History of RAF East Moor on MOD site
- Former RAF East Moor on www.oldairfields.fotopic.net
- RAF Stations beginning with 'E' on Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Coordinates: 54°03′48″N 1°05′12″W / 54.063317°N 1.086617°W
