RAF Blyton
RAF Blyton
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Blyton, Lincolnshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1942-1954 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 79 ft / 24 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°27′04″N 000°41′37″W / 53.45111°N 0.69361°WCoordinates: 53°27′04″N 000°41′37″W / 53.45111°N 0.69361°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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 RAF Blyton
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RAF Blyton is a former Royal Air Force airfield in located 4.8 miles (7.7 km) north east of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, and 9.6 miles (15.4 km) south of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
It was built in 1942 and was heavily used during the Second World War but it was used little after the early stages of the Cold War.
It is now used for off-road racing cars, rally driving and test running refurbished and/or new designs of trucks.
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