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Royal Air Force Dishforth or more simply RAF Dishforth is a former Royal Air Force station near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, England. Opened in 1936, the base was used as a bomber airfield during the Second World War with both British and Canadian squadrons flying missions from the airfield.
Dishforth was the first base to receive the AgustaWestland Apache AH.1 helicopter, [12] and had 16, divided between 2 squadrons. Following a reshuffle of AAC units in 2006/2007 Apaches were concentrated on Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk. Between 2007 and 2016, Dishforth had three squadrons of Westland Lynx AH.7 & AH.9 helicopters.
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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 ...
No. 241 Operational Conversion Unit RAF was formed at Dishforth on 5 January 1948 and operated a number of different aircraft types such as Handley Page Hastings, Vickers Valettas and Avro Ansons until 16 April 1951 while still at Dishforth the unit was disbanded and merged with No. 240 OCU to become No. 242 OCU.
No. 1325 (Transport) Flight comprising three Douglas Dakota aircraft, formed at RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire, on 1 August 1956 [1] to support Operation Buffalo and Operation Antler British nuclear tests at Maralinga. 1325 Flight was soon relocated to Christmas Island to support the Grapple series of nuclear tests in that remote Pacific region.
In 1993, the battalion became the 6th Supply Regiment of the RLC. In 2003, the regiment deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Telic.In 2008, the regiment deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Herrick.
It had satellite stations at RAF Topcliffe and Dishforth Airfield (British Army). The station opened in 1937. With the transfer of pilot training to RAF Valley on Anglesey in 2019, the station closed in 2020. In February 2021, the MOD confirmed that no alternative military use had been identified for the site and that it would therefore be sold.