RAF Leconfield
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Royal Air Force Leconfield or more simply RAF Leconfield is a former Royal Air Force station located in Leconfield (near Beverley), East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
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RAF Leconfield | |||||||||||
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Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°52′37″N 000°26′15″W | ||||||||||
Grid reference | TA030435[2] | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
Code | LC | ||||||||||
Area | 296 hectares[3] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command 1936–39 & 1941–45 * No. 3 Group RAF RAF Fighter Command 1939–41 & 1945-65 * No. 13 Group RAF | ||||||||||
Condition | Closed | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1936 (1936) & 1957 | ||||||||||
In use | December 1936 – January 1977 (1977) | ||||||||||
Fate | Transferred to British Army and became the Army School of Mechanical Transport, subsequently the Defence School of Transport. | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: EGXV, WMO: 03382 | ||||||||||
Elevation | 7 metres (23 ft)[4] AMSL | ||||||||||
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The site is now used by the MoD Defence School of Transport Leconfield or DST Leconfield.