DISHFORTH |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
Yorkshire |
DH | ||||||
General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
Opened |
September 1936 |
Runways |
3 Concrete/Tarmac | ||||
Closed |
Currently used by Royal Air Force |
Hangers |
5 – Type C | ||||
Elevation |
106 |
feet |
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Contractor |
Various |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
10 Sqn |
4 GP |
25/01/37 |
08/07/40 |
Whitely I | |||
78 Sqn |
4 GP |
01/02/37 |
13/12/39 |
Heyford III, Whitely I, Iva | |||
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16/07/40 |
07/04/41 |
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51 Sqn |
4 GP |
09/12/39 |
06/05/42 |
Whitley II, III, IV | |||
425 Sqn |
4, 6 GP |
25/06/42 |
16/05/43 |
Wellington III, X | |||
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06/11/43 |
09/12/43 |
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Points of Interest | |||||||
Opened with full stations status September 1936 | |||||||
Became No. 61 Base substation January 1943 | |||||||
Became No. 76 Base substation November 1944 | |||||||
Station Memorial | |||||||
Unknown | |||||||