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Dalton

Major
Also known as: Dalton Aerodrome / Dalton Airfield Industrial Estate / RAF Dalton
County: North Yorkshire
Current Status: Farmland / Industry (main position)
Date: 1941 - 23 February 1956 (Care & Maintenance); subsequent minor use
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF (main user) / Civil (minor use) / RCAF (main user)
Landing Surface Types: Unpaved, later paved
Aircraft Roles: Bomber / General aviation (minor use) / Trainer (main role)

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

  • Abu Dhabi Properties (UK) Ltd
  • Arthur Haigh Ltd
  • Associated British Foods plc
  • Atlas Ward Ltd
  • Cleveland Steel and Tubes Limited 
  • D T & P J Wedgewood
  • Dalton Airfield Estate Ltd
  • Dalton Label International Ltd
  • Dalton Parish Council
  • Engineering Construction Training Ltd
  • Essetre UK Ltd
  • Fibrocem Ltd 
  • Firmenich UK Ltd
  • Greif Flexibles UK
  • Hambleton Land Ltd
  • Highland Building Products Ltd
  • Internet Images Ltd
  • John Smith & Sons
  • Kennedy Watts Partnership Ltd
  • Last Exit Ltd
  • Leeds 27 Ltd
  • Lloyd Fraser Bulk Liquids Ltd
  • M B Wallace Contractors
  • M K Distributors (UK) Ltd
  • Mayneland Metal Treatment 
  • National Tube Stockholders Ltd
  • North Yorkshire Commercials Ltd 
  • Plumbing Imports (UK) Ltd
  • Preston Electrical Ltd
  • Provimi Ltd
  • Quix Bodyshop Ltd
  • Regional Ltd
  • RTGP Ltd
  • Rydenor Products
  • Ryedale Structures Ltd
  • Sarah Colley
  • SCA Mill
  • Severfield-Rowen PLC
  • Sevrow Ltd
  • Steel & Tube Trading Ltd
  • Steelcraft Erection Services Ltd
  • Stonefix Ltd
  • Storsack UK Ltd
  • Sullivan Agriculture Ltd
  • Sullivan Poultry Group Ltd
  • Surreal Ltd
  • TGIS Ltd 
  • The Real Petfood Co Ltd
  • Topcliffe Parish Council
  • Tubemasters Ltd
  • Wagg Foods Ltd
  • Wetherby Stone Products Ltd
  • Wispa Pipelines

Notable Past Associated Organisations:

  • Thirsk and District Kart Club

The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):

  • Topcliffe Village Website

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 6 (RCAF) Aircrew School
  • No 6 (RCAF) Gp Aircrew School
  • No 35 Con Flight
  • No 76 Con Flight
  • No 78 Con Flight
  • No 91 MU
  • No 102 Con Flight
  • No 102 Sqn
  • No 420 Sqn
  • No 424 Sqn
  • No 428 Sqn
  • No 1535 BAT Flight
  • No 1652 CU
  • No 1659 HCU
  • No 1666 HCU
  • No 1691 (Bomber) Gunnery Flight
  • No 1695 Bomber Defence Training Flight
  • No 2805 Sqn RAF Regiment
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Surviving buildings at Dalton, 14 April 2020.

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Topcliffe

Bomber Command Base Station(s):

Topcliffe

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