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  2. RAF Thornaby - Wikipedia

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    The Spitfire on Thornaby Road The Airmen memorial at Thornaby on the site of the former RAF Thornaby. RAF Thornaby closed to flying in October 1958 [43] when the Hawker Hunters of 92 Squadron left for RAF Middleton St George, [44] the station was reduced to a care and maintenance level until being sold to the then Thornaby-on-Tees Borough ...

  3. List of former Royal Air Force stations - Wikipedia

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    London Biggin Hill, a former RAF station This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the duration of operation. During 1991, the RAF had several Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome (MEDA) airfields: RAF ...

  4. Category:Royal Air Force stations in Yorkshire - Wikipedia

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    RAF Hutton Cranswick; L. RAF Leconfield; RAF Leeming; ... RAF Thornaby; RAF Topcliffe; W. RAF Wombleton This page was last edited on 21 June 2014, at 04:31 (UTC). ...

  5. No. 608 Squadron RAuxAF - Wikipedia

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    No. 608 Squadron was formed at Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire as No. 608 County of York (North Riding) Squadron, on 17 March 1930 as a day bomber squadron within the Auxiliary Air Force. Its initial equipment was the Avro 504 N and Westland Wapiti , which the squadron flew until they were replaced with Hawker Demon fighters in January 1937 ...

  6. Thornaby-on-Tees - Wikipedia

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    Thornaby-on-Tees, commonly referred to as Thornaby, is a town and civil parish in North Yorkshire and falls under Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, England. The parish had a population of 24,741 at the 2011 census, in the Teesside built-up area. [1] [2] It is located on the south bank of the River Tees.

  7. List of Royal Air Force stations - Wikipedia

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    The RAF maintains a presence with the Northern Ireland Universities Air Squadron and No. 13 Air Experience Flight operating the Grob Tutor T1 and No. 502 (Ulster) Squadron (Royal Auxiliary Air Force). [46] Kenley Airfield: England Surrey: Former RAF station, currently home to No. 615 Volunteer Gliding Squadron flying the Grob Viking T1. [47 ...

  8. No. 279 Squadron RAF - Wikipedia

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    No 279 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron of World War II. The squadron was formed on 16 November 1941 and disbanded on 10 March 1946. History

  9. Urlay Nook - Wikipedia

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    Aerial photographs show that the site used to have railway sidings and a small runway, though the latter appeared to only be in use as a relief landing ground (RLG) for RAF Thornaby. A masterplan has been drawn up to build up to 1000 homes, a 5000 m 2 care home, 500 m 2 of community facilities, and up to 1000 m 2 of retail space on the site. [5]