Elvington
Also known as: | Elvington Aerodrome / RAF Elvington / RAF Station, Elvington / York |
County: | City of York |
Current Status: | Farmland / Industry / Museum |
Date: | October 1942 - 25 March 1992 |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF / RAF (French) |
Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved |
Aircraft Roles: | Bomber (main role) / Communications / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Aero (UK) Ltd
- AJS Gates
- Archipod
- Auto 66 Club
- Big Baps
- Black Feather Motors
- C Patel
- DGP Intelsius Ltd
- Don Barker Ltd
- Elvington Parish Council
- Elvington Park Ltd
- Elvington Plant Hire Ltd
- Facilities Consultancy
- Formula Exhibitions Ltd
- G W Smith Fabrications
- Geoff Acomb & Sons
- Handelsman Ltd
- Heslington Parish Council
- Horserace Totalisator Board
- House of James Transport Limited
- James William Penso
- Lou Naylor Ltd
- M Bickerton Car Sales
- M Robinson Steel Fabrication
- M W Bodyworks
- Marshall Arts
- Monk Bridge Construction Co
- Neil Brown Engineering Ltd
- Paper & Canvas Ltd
- Paragon Creative Ltd
- Paul & Nichola Pendall
- Playscheme
- PP Snack Foods
- Ryedale Upholstery
- S & M
- Sandalwood Gates & Timber Products
- Sandsfield Ready Mix
- Scenic Route Ltd
- Sheppee International Limited
- Spectrum Signs
- Steve Gledall
- The Grey Horse
- The Upholstery Co
- Uniforms Direct (GB) Ltd
- W Moore
- Webster Joinery
- White Rose Computer Supplies
- York Landyacht Club
- York Mailing Limited
- Yorkshire Air Museum
The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):
- Heslington Village Website
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 FTS
- No 4 Gp Comm Flight
- No 7 (Basic) FTS
- No 7 FTS
- No 14 AFTS
- No 14 MU
- No 77 Sqn
- No 346 Sqn
- No 347 Sqn
- Station Flight, Elvington

The control tower, with nissen huts behind, at Elvington, 31 July 1999. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
Racing at Podington and Elvington, 1968. Courtesy of Nick Pettitt
Aerial footage of Elvington, c. January 2016. Courtesy of Everyman Racing
Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s): |