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

 

 

Contractor

Various

 

 

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