LEEMING |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
Yorkshire |
LG | ||||||
General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
Opened |
June 1940 |
Runways |
3 Concrete/Tarmac | ||||
Closed |
Currently in use by Royal Air Force |
Hangers |
5 – Type C | ||||
Elevation |
109 |
feet |
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Contractor |
Various |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
7 Sqn |
3 GP |
01/08/40 |
29/10/40 |
Stirling I | |||
10 Sqn |
4 GP |
08/07/40 |
19/08/42 |
Whitely V, Halifax I | |||
102 Sqn |
4 GP |
25/08/40 |
01/09/40 |
Whitley V | |||
35 Sqn |
4 GP |
10/11/40 |
05/12/40 |
Halifax I | |||
77 Sqn |
4 GP |
05/09/41 |
06/05/42 |
Whitely V | |||
419 Sqn |
4 GP |
13/08/42 |
17/08/42 |
Wellington III | |||
408 Sqn |
4, 6 GP |
14/09/42 |
26/08/43 |
Halifax V, II | |||
1659 HCU |
6 GP |
06/10/42 |
06/03/43 |
Halifax I | |||
405 Sqn |
6 GP |
06/03/43 |
18/04/43 |
Halifax II | |||
424 Sqn |
6 GP |
07/04/43 |
02/05/43 |
Wellington III, X | |||
427 Sqn |
6 GP |
05/05/43 |
31/05/43 |
Halifax V, III, Lancaster III, X | |||
429 Sqn |
6 GP |
13/08/43 |
31/05/46 |
Halifax II, V, III, Lancaster III, X | |||
Points of Interest | |||||||
Opened with full station status June 1940 | |||||||
Became No. 63 (RCAF) Base headquarter 1 January 1943 | |||||||
Station Memorial | |||||||
Unknown |