RAF Driffield RAF Eastburn Driffield Training Area | |||||||||||
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Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°59′41″N 000°29′11″W / 53.99472°N 0.48639°W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station * Parent station 1936–43 * 43 Base HQ 1943–45[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 1935 as RAF Driffield | as RAF Eastburn||||||||||
In use | July 1936 – 1996 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 19 metres (62 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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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.