RAF Breighton

RAF Breighton Breighton Airfield
Breighton Airfield and Aeroplane Museum
IATA: none ICAO: EGBR
Summary
Owner	Air Ministry 1940-1964 Private 1964-Present
Operator	Royal Air Force 1940-1964 Private 1964-Present
Location	Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Built	1940 (1940)
In use	1942-1964 (1964)
Elevation AMSL	20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	53°48′07″N 000°54′49″W / 53.80194°N 0.91361°W / 53.80194; -0.91361Coordinates: 53°48′07″N 000°54′49″W / 53.80194°N 0.91361°W / 53.80194; -0.91361
Map
EGBR Location in East Riding of Yorkshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 11/29 0 0 Grass 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt

Royal Air Force Breighton or more simply RAF Breighton is a former Royal Air Force station located near to the village of Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England which is now Breighton Airfield.

The airfield was built between 1940 and 1942 for No. 1 Group RAF, its first residents were the No. 460 Squadron RAAF.

From 1959 to 1963, as part of Project Emily, the base was a launch site for three nuclear-armed PGM-17 Thor intermediate-range ballistic missiles, operated by No. 240 Squadron RAF.

The base closed in March 1964, when the last active unit (which operated the Bristol Bloodhound air-defence missile) withdrew.

The original runways are covered in buildings but the outline of the runways, taxiways and dispersal stands are clearly visible using satellite imagery.

A part of the airfield is currently used by the Real Aeroplane Company to house and maintain private and historic aircraft and a home for the Breighton Flying Club which uses a separate grass runway located within the original airfield grounds.

Five people were injured in a helicopter crash at the airfield on 17 July 2016.