RAF Driffield

RAF Driffield RAF Eastburn Driffield Training Area
Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire in England
Station badge
RAF Driffield Shown within East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°59′41″N 000°29′11″W / 53.99472°N 0.48639°W / 53.99472; -0.48639
Type	Royal Air Force station * Parent station 1936–43 * 43 Base HQ 1943–[1]
Code	DR[1]
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	1918–1920 Royal Air Force 1936–1977 Royal Air Force 1977–1992 British Army 1992–1996 Royal Air Force 1996–Present Defence Training Estate
Controlled by	RAF Bomber Command * No. 2 Group RAF * No. 4 Group RAF * No. 6 Group RCAF
Site history
Built	1918 (1918) as RAF Eastburn 1935 as RAF Driffield
In use	July 1936 – 1996 (1996)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II Cold War
Airfield information
Elevation	19 metres (62 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Concrete 00/00  Concrete 00/00  Concrete

Royal Air Force Driffield or RAF Driffield is a former Royal Air Force station in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. It lies about 2 miles (3 km) south-west of Driffield and 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Beverley. It is now operated by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, as the Driffield Training Area.