RAF Linton-on-Ouse
RAF Linton-on-Ouse
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| Near Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire in England | |||||||||
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 EGXU
Shown within North Yorkshire
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| Coordinates | 54°02′56″N 001°15′10″W / 54.04889°N 1.25278°WCoordinates: 54°02′56″N 001°15′10″W / 54.04889°N 1.25278°W | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Website | raf |
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| Built | 1936/7 | ||||||||
| In use | 1937–Present | ||||||||
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| Current commander |
Group Captain I Laing MA FRAeS RAF | ||||||||
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| Identifiers | IATA: HRT, ICAO: EGXU, WMO: 03266 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 16 metres (52 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Location | Yorkshire, England |
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| Opened | 1960 |
| Closed | 1961 |
RAF Linton-on-Ouse (IATA: HRT, ICAO: EGXU) is a Royal Air Force station at Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire, England, 10 miles (16 km) north-west of York. It is currently a flying training centre. It has satellite stations at RAF Topcliffe and RAF Dishforth.
The station motto "A Flumine Impugnamus" translates from the Latin as "From the [mighty] river we strike".
RAF Linton-on-Ouse opened on 13 May 1937 as a bomber airfield and was the home of No. 4 Group RAF until 1940. The base's first commander was Wing Commander A D Pryor (1938 Air Force Lists).
When the Second World War began, bombers were launched from Linton to drop propaganda leaflets over Germany and the base was eventually used to launch bombing raids on Norway, The Netherlands, Germany, and Italy. Linton was one of 11 stations allocated to No. 6 Group, Royal Canadian Air Force during the war.
At the end of the war the station was involved with transporting passengers and freight back to the UK. After which it became a Fighter Command station operating the Gloster Meteor, Canadair Sabre and Hawker Hunter until it was closed for maintenance in 1957.
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