RAF Doncaster

RAF Doncaster
Doncaster, South Yorkshire in England
RAF Doncaster is located in South Yorkshire
RAF Doncaster
RAF Doncaster
Shown within South Yorkshire
Coordinates53°30′50″N 001°06′36″W / 53.51389°N 1.11000°W / 53.51389; -1.11000
TypeSatellite Station[1]
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
* No. 93 Group RAF[1]
Site history
Built1916 (1916)
In useJanuary 1916 – 1954 (1954)
Battles/warsFirst World War
European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation8 metres (26 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23 825 metres (2,707 ft) Grass
00/00  Grass
00/00  Sommerfeld Tracking

Royal Air Force Doncaster or more simply RAF Doncaster, also referred to as Doncaster Aerodrome, is a former Royal Air Force station near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

  1. ^ a b c Falconer 2012, p. 82.