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Dishforth

Major
Also known as: Dishforth Aerodrome / AAC Dishforth / RAF Dishforth
County: North Yorkshire
Current Status: Aviation
Date: Opened September 1936
Current Use: Active
Used By: RAF (main user) / FAA / AAC (main user) / Civil / RCAF
Landing Surface Types: Unpaved, later paved
Aircraft Roles: Anti-aircraft co-operation / Army aviation (main role) / Bomber (main role) / Communications / Military development/support / Naval aviation / Trainer (main role) / Transport (main role)

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 31/08/2017):

  • 6 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
  • A-One Feed Supplements Ltd
  • BAD Co. - brewery
  • Cundall and Norton-le-Clay Parish Council
  • Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School
  • Dishforth HIVE
  • Dishforth Parish Council
  • Dishforth Shooting Club
  • Harrogate Model Flying Club
  • Marton-le-Moor Parish Council
  • Vulcan Group Limited

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 1 FTS    
  • No 3 FTS    
  • No 4 Gp Practice Flight
  • No 6 Gp Comms Flight
  • No 9 AEF    
  • No 10 Sqn    
  • No 12 BAT Flight    
  • No 23 Group
  • No 23 Gp Comms Flight    
  • No 30 Sqn    
  • No 47 Sqn    
  • No 51 Sqn    
  • No 60 MU    
  • No 78 Sqn    
  • No 215 Sqn    
  • No 230 Sqn    
  • No 240 OCU
  • No 241 OCU    
  • No 242 OCU    
  • No 297 Sqn 
  • No 331 (RCAF) (Bomber) Wing   
  • No 425 Sqn    
  • No 426 Sqn    
  • No 641 VGS    
  • No 657 Sqn AAC
  • No 659 Sqn AAC
  • No 664 Sqn AAC
  • No 669 Sqn AAC   
  • No 670 Sqn AAC    
  • No 671 Sqn AAC  
  • No 672 Sqn AAC
  • No 815 Sqn   
  • No 1325 Flight
  • No 1332 Heavy Transport CU
  • No 1332 (Transport) HCU
  • No 1381 (Transport) CU 
  • No 1472 (AAC) Flight    
  • No 1512 BAT Flight    
  • No 1664 HCU
  • No 1664 (RCAF) HCU
  • No 1695 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight
  • No 2715 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • Clevelands GC 
  • Joint EFTS   
  • Leeds UAS   
  • Special Installation Flight
  • Transport Command Examining Unit/Staff
  • Transport Command Initial Conversion Unit
  • Transport Command Modification Centre
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The control tower at Dishforth, 8 March 2005.

News footage of the Army Air Corps moving in to Dishforth in 1991. Courtesy of Dinky-Doo

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Barkston Heath

Bomber Command Base Station(s):

LeemingTopcliffe

Decoy Airfield(s):

BoltbyCold Kirby / Raskelf / Burnham Sutton

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