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Wombleton

Major
Also known as: RAF Wombleton
County: North Yorkshire
Current Status: Aviation / Farmland / Leisure activity / Public Road
Date: October 1943 - 1948
Current Use: Limited flying
Used By: RAF / Civil / RCAF
Landing Surface Types: Paved
Aircraft Roles: Trainer / General aviation (limited flying)

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2023):

  • Cundalls
  • Harome Parish Council - west side of airfield
  • J Foster & Son
  • Swift TG Maintenance
  • Welburn (Malton) Parish Council - east side of airfield
  • The Windsports Centre
  • Wombleton Caravan Park
  • Wombleton Parish Council- centre of airfield

Notable Past Associated Organisations:

  • Europa Aircraft - moved to Coltishall April 2019

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 268 MU
  • No 1666 HCU
  • No 1679 Heavy Conversion Flight
  • No 2805 Sqn RAF Regiment
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Remains of a runway at Wombleton, 16 September 2007.

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The control tower at Wombleton, 12 June 2011.

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Remains of a runway at Wombleton, 18 June 2011.

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Remains of the airfield at Wombleton, 6 August 2020.

Motor racing at Wombleton, 1993. Courtesy of ModelMotorsport

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Marston Moor / Morpeth

Bomber Command Base Station(s):

Topcliffe

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