RAF Linton-on-Ouse | |||||||||
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| Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire in England | |||||||||
 The old air traffic control tower at RAF Linton-on-Ouse | |||||||||
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.svg)  RAF Linton-on-Ouse Shown within North Yorkshire  RAF Linton-on-Ouse RAF Linton-on-Ouse (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°02′56″N 001°15′10″W / 54.04889°N 1.25278°W | ||||||||
| Grid reference | SE490617[2] | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
| Code | LO[3] | ||||||||
| Area | 276 hectares (680 acres)[4] | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force 1937-42 & 1945-2020 Royal Canadian Air Force 1942-45 | ||||||||
| Controlled by | No. 6 Group RCAF RAF Bomber Command * No. 4 Group RAF RAF Fighter Command 1945-57 RAF Flying Training Command 1957-68 RAF Training Command 1968-77 * No. 23 Group RAF | ||||||||
| Condition | Closed | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1936–1937 | ||||||||
| In use | 13 May 1937–2020 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: HRT, ICAO: EGXU, WMO: 03266 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 16.2 metres (53 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: RAF Linton-on-Ouse Defence Aerodrome Manual[5] | |||||||||
Royal Air Force Linton-on-Ouse or more simply RAF Linton-on-Ouse (IATA: HRT, ICAO: EGXU) is a former Royal Air Force station at Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire, England, 10 miles (16 km) north-west of York. 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.
- ^ Pine, L. G. (1983). A Dictionary of Mottoes. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 1. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ Birtles 2012, p. 39.
- ^ Falconer 2012, p. 129.
- ^ "Defence Estates Development Plan 2009 – Annex A". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. 12. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "RAF Linton-on-Ouse Defence Aerodrome Manual (DAM)" (PDF). RAF Linton-on-Ouse. Military Aviation Authority. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2017.