RAF Topcliffe
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Royal Air Force Topcliffe or RAF Topcliffe (ICAO: EGXZ) is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, England.
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Topcliffe, North Yorkshire in England | |||||||||
Coordinates | 54°12′20″N 001°22′56″W | ||||||||
Type | Military airfield | ||||||||
Code | TP | ||||||||
Area | 117 hectares | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | No. 22 Group (Training) | ||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1939–1940 | ||||||||
In use | 1939 (1939) – present | ||||||||
Battles/wars | Second World War Cold War | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: EGXZ, WMO: 03265 | ||||||||
Elevation | 28 metres (92 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Source: UK Military Aeronautical Information Publication – Topcliffe (EGXZ)[1] |
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It was established as a RAF Bomber Command station in 1940. The British Army took over a large part of the site in 1974 and the airfield became an enclave within Alanbrooke Barracks. The last remaining RAF unit is No. 645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron which operates the Grob Viking T.1 glider.