RAF Leconfield

RAF Leconfield
Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire in England
Sea King HAR3 of No. 202 Squadron (E-Flight) based at RAF Leconfield.
Sea King HAR3 of No. 202 Squadron (E-Flight) based at RAF Leconfield.
Extenebris ad lucem
(Latin for 'From Darkness to Light')[1]
RAF Leconfield is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
RAF Leconfield
RAF Leconfield
Shown within East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates53°52′37″N 000°26′15″W / 53.87694°N 0.43750°W / 53.87694; -0.43750
Grid referenceTA030435[2]
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeLC
Area296 hectares[3]
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
1936–39 & 1941–45
* No. 3 Group RAF
RAF Fighter Command
1939–41 & 1945-65
* No. 13 Group RAF
ConditionClosed
Site history
Built1936 (1936) & 1957
In useDecember 1936 – January 1977 (1977)
FateTransferred to British Army and became the Army School of Mechanical Transport, subsequently the Defence School of Transport.
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Cold War
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: EGXV, WMO: 03382
Elevation7 metres (23 ft)[4] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
01/19 1,829 metres (6,001 ft) Concrete
04/22 1,280 metres (4,199 ft) Concrete
14/32 1,280 metres (4,199 ft) Concrete

Royal Air Force Leconfield or more simply RAF Leconfield is a former Royal Air Force station located in Leconfield (near Beverley), East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

The site is now used by the MoD Defence School of Transport Leconfield or DST Leconfield.

  1. ^ Pine, L. G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 69. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
  2. ^ Birtles 2012, p. 35.
  3. ^ "Defence Estates Development Plan (DEDP) 2009 – Annex A" (PDF). GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. 11. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ^ Falconer 1998, p. 57.