RAF Dalton

RAF Dalton
RAF Dalton
Dalton, North Yorkshire in England
	RAF Dalton Shown within North Yorkshire RAF Dalton RAF Dalton (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	54°10′37″N1°21′35″W / 54.17694°N 1.35972°W
Type	Royal Air Force satellite station 1941-43; 61 (RCAF) Substation 1943-44; 76 Base Substation 1944-
Code	DA
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force ; Royal Canadian Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Bomber Command ; * No. 4 Group RAF ; * No. 6 Group RCAF
Site history
Built	1940/41
In use	November 1941 – December 1945
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	24 metres (79 ft) AMSL
Runways
00/00	Tarmac
00/00	Tarmac
00/00	Tarmac

Last updated November 07, 2024

Royal Air Force Dalton or more simply RAF Dalton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near to Dalton, North Yorkshire, England.

History

RAF Dalton was home to No. 102 Squadron beginning in November 1941. No. 102 Squadron returned to Topcliffe in June 1942 and for a time Dalton hosted No. 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF (HCU) flying Handley Page Halifaxes. The airfield was improved in 1942 and in early 1943 was allocated to No. 6 Group Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Canadian squadrons stationed here at one time or another included No. 428 Squadron, No. 424 Squadron, No. 420 Squadron, and No. 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF (which moved to RAF Wombleton in October 1943). The station also housed No. 1691 Bomber Gunnery Flight RCAF and its successor, No. 1695 Bomber Defence Training Flight RCAF, the last RCAF unit to serve at this station.

In November 1944, control passed from No. 6 Group to the new No. 7 (Training) Group. By August 1945 all units at Dalton were disbanded or transferred.

Operational units and aircraft

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Unit	From	To	Aircraft	Version
No. 102 Squadron RAF	15 November 1941	7 June 1942	Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Handley Page Halifax	Mk.V Mk.II
No. 420 Squadron RCAF	6 November 1943	12 December 1943	Vickers Wellington	Mk.X
No. 424 Squadron RCAF	3 May 1943	15 May 1943	Vickers Wellington	Mk.X
No. 428 Squadron RCAF	7 November 1942	31 May 1943	Vickers Wellington	Mks.III and X
No. 1652 HCU	13 July 1942	22 August 1942	Handley Page Halifax	Mks.I, II
No. 1666 'Mohawk' HCU	5 June 1943	21 October 1943	Handley Page Halifax	Mks.II, III
No. 1691 (Bombing) (Gunnery) Flight	26 June 1943	15 February 1944	Miles Martinet Airspeed Oxford	Mk.I Mk.II
No. 1695 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight	15 February 1944	23 April 1945	Miles Martinet Hawker Hurricane Supermarine Spitfire	Mk.I MksIIc, IV Mk.I, IIa, Vb, Vc

Current use

The aerodrome facilities are now being used for commercial and industrial uses. A major employer on the estate is Severfield plc.^[5]^[6]

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References

Citations

1 2 3 4 Falconer 2012, p. 75.
↑ Jefford 2001 , pp. 57, 92–93 and 147.
↑ Halley 1988 , pp. 176, 505, 508 and 510.
↑ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007 , pp. 97, 99, 129.
↑ "Contact Severfield". Severfield. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
↑ Stewart, Alastair (20 April 2022). "Orders surge as nuclear market reopens". Research Tree. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

Bibliography

Falconer, J. (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
Halley, James J. (1988). The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
Jefford, C. G. (2001). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
Moyes, Philip J. R. (1976). Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft (2nd ed.). London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd. ISBN 0-354-01027-1.
Sturtivant, Ray; Hamlin, John (2007). RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 978-0-85130-365-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[FOOTNOTEFalconer201275-1] 1 2 3 4 Falconer 2012, p. 75.

[2] Jefford 2001 , pp. 57, 92–93 and 147.

[3] Halley 1988 , pp. 176, 505, 508 and 510.

[4] Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007 , pp. 97, 99, 129.

[5] "Contact Severfield". Severfield. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[6] Stewart, Alastair (20 April 2022). "Orders surge as nuclear market reopens". Research Tree. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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