RAF Riccall

RAF Riccall
RAF Riccall;
	IATA: none; ICAO: none;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	Riccall, North Yorkshire
Built	1941
In use	1942-1957
Elevation AMSL	33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates	53°49′26″N 001°01′50″W / 53.82389°N 1.03056°W
Map
	RAF Riccall Location in North Yorkshire
Runways

RAF Riccall is a former Royal Air Force airfield located 3.1 miles (5.0 km) north east of Selby, North Yorkshire and 7.9 miles (12.7 km) south west of Elvington, North Yorkshire, England.

The airfield was opened as a satellite to RAF Marston Moor.

History

The airfield was opened as a satellite to RAF Marston Moor.^[1]

During October 1942 No. 76 and No. 80 Conversion Flight's (along with No. 10 Conversion Flight from another airfield) joined together to make No. 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.^[2]

The following units were based at the airfield:

Current use

The site is now used for farming and mining.^[3]

References

^ "RAF Riccall Airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
^ "RAF Riccall - Frying Pan Dispersal". Atlantik Wall. Retrieved 7 December 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Riccall". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

External links

Atlantik Wall - RAF Riccall

[1] "RAF Riccall Airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

[2] "RAF Riccall - Frying Pan Dispersal". Atlantik Wall. Retrieved 7 December 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[ABCT-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Riccall". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

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