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RAF Firbeck
RAF Firbeck;
	IATA: none; ICAO: none;
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Airport type	Military
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	Firbeck
Coordinates	53°23′15″N 001°09′45″W / 53.38750°N 1.16250°W
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	RAF Firbeck Location in South Yorkshire
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RAF Firbeck was a Royal Air Force station located west of Firbeck, South Yorkshire, England. The station was opened in 1940 and was closed in 1945 during World War II.^[1]

Based units

2 Squadron.^[1]

613 Squadron moved in during 1940 with Westland Lysanders .^[2]

654 Squadron.^[1]

659 Squadron.^[1]

Current use

There is a memorial at the airfield where the aircraft repair shop used to be located.^[2] The airfield is currently open land.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "RAF Firbeck". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 08 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ ^a ^b "Firbeck Airfield Memorial". RAF Firbeck Memorial. Retrieved 08 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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53°23′15″N 1°9′45″W / 53.38750°N 1.16250°W / 53.38750; -1.16250

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[RAFWEB-1] "RAF Firbeck". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 08 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[FAM-2] "Firbeck Airfield Memorial". RAF Firbeck Memorial. Retrieved 08 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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+RAF Firbeck was a [[Royal Air Force]] station located west of [[Firbeck]], [[South Yorkshire]], [[England]]. The station was opened in 1940 and was closed in 1945 during [[World War II]].<ref name="RAFWEB">{{cite web|url=http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-F.htm#Firbeck|title=RAF Firbeck|publisher=Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation|accessdate=08 April 2012}}</ref>
+==Based units==
+[[No 2 Squadron RAF|2 Squadron]].<ref name="RAFWEB"/>
+[[No 613 Squadron RAF|613 Squadron]] moved in during 1940 with [[Westland Lysander]]s .<ref name="FAM">{{cite web|url=http://http://www.firbeckairfieldmemorial.co.uk/|title=Firbeck Airfield Memorial|publisher=RAF Firbeck Memorial |accessdate=08 April 2012}}</ref>
+[[No 654 Squadron RAF|654 Squadron]].<ref name="RAFWEB"/>
+[[No 659 Squadron RAF|659 Squadron]].<ref name="RAFWEB"/>
+==Current use==
+There is a memorial at the airfield where the aircraft repair shop used to be located.<ref name="FAM"/>
+The airfield is currently open land.
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-* [http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-F.htm#Fairford RAFweb Stations list]
+==External links==
+*
-{{coord|53|23|15|N|1|9|45|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=title}}
+{{coord|53|23|15|N|1|9|45|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=title}}
+{{Royal Air Force}}
 [[Category:Royal Air Force stations in Yorkshire|Firbeck]]
 [[Category:Military history of Yorkshire]]