Dishforth
Major
| Also known as: | Dishforth Aerodrome / AAC Dishforth / RAF Dishforth / RAF Station, Dishforth |
| County: | North Yorkshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation |
| Date: | Opened September 1936 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / FAA / AAC (main user) / Civil / RCAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Anti-aircraft co-operation / Army aviation (main role) / Bomber (main role) / Communications / Military development/support / Naval aviation / Trainer (main role) / Transport (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 31/08/2017):
- 6 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
- A-One Feed Supplements Ltd
- BAD Co. - brewery
- Cundall and Norton-le-Clay Parish Council
- Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School
- Dishforth HIVE
- Dishforth Parish Council
- Dishforth Shooting Club
- Harrogate Model Flying Club
- Marton-le-Moor Parish Council
- Vulcan Group Limited
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 FTS
- No 3 FTS
- No 4 Gp Practice Flight
- No 6 Gp Comm Flight
- No 7 Recruit Training Pool
- No 9 AEF
- No 10 Sqn
- No 12 BAT Flight
- No 23 Group
- No 23 Gp Comm Flight
- No 30 Sqn
- No 47 Sqn
- No 51 Sqn
- No 60 MU
- No 78 Sqn
- No 215 Sqn
- No 230 Sqn
- No 240 OCU
- No 241 OCU
- No 242 OCU
- No 297 Sqn
- No 331 (RCAF) (Bomber) Wing
- No 425 Sqn
- No 426 Sqn
- No 641 VGS
- No 657 Sqn AAC
- No 659 Sqn AAC
- No 664 Sqn AAC
- No 669 Sqn AAC
- No 670 Sqn AAC
- No 671 Sqn AAC
- No 672 Sqn AAC
- No 715 Defence Sqn
- No 815 Sqn
- No 1325 Flight
- No 1332 Heavy Transport CU
- No 1332 (Transport) HCU
- No 1381 (Transport) CU
- No 1472 (AAC) Flight
- No 1512 BAT Flight
- No 1664 HCU
- No 1664 (RCAF) HCU
- No 1695 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight
- No 2715 Sqn RAF Regiment
- Clevelands GC
- Joint EFTS
- Leeds UAS
- Recruit Sub-Depot
- Recruit Sub-Receiving Centre
- Special Installation Flight
- Station Flight, Dishforth
- Transport Command Examining Unit/Staff
- Transport Command Initial Conversion Unit
- Transport Command Modification Centre
The control tower at Dishforth, 8 March 2005.
News footage of the Army Air Corps moving in to Dishforth in 1991. Courtesy of Dinky-Doo
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