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Finningley (Doncaster Finningley)

Major
Also known as: Finningley Aerodrome / Doncaster Sheffield Airport / RAF Finningley / RAF Station, Finningley / Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield
County: South Yorkshire
Current Status: Aviation / Industry
Date: Opened 3 September 1936
Current Use: Active
Used By: RAF (main user) / Civil (main user) / Civil (foreign)
Landing Surface Types: Unpaved, later paved (1944)
Aircraft Roles: Airliner (main role) / Air-sea rescue / Anti-aircraft co-operation / Bomber (main role) / Communications / Fighter / Military development/support / Target facilities / 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): 

  • Aerospace NDT Limited
  • Alpha Airport Shopping
  • Anglo World Cargo
  • Anglo European Express (Doncaster) Ltd
  • Avis
  • Canberra House Training & Development Centre
  • Costa Coffee
  • Finningley Parish Council
  • The Finningley Windmill
  • Hertz
  • Hill House School - former Officers' Mess
  • Holy Trinity and St Oswald's Church, Finningley
  • International Currency Exchange (ICE)
  • Ramada Encore Doncaster Airport
  • Redline Assured Security
  • The Running Horse - pub
  • Servisair
  • Subway
  • Travelex
  • WH Smith

Notable Past Associated Organisations:

  • The Amy Johnson - pub

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 1 Gp Comms Flight

  • No 1 Gp Standardisation Unit

  • No 1 (Pilot) Refresher Flying Unit

  • No 2 (Pilot) Refresher Flying Unit

  • No 5 Gp Pool

  • No 5 Gp Training Flight

  • No 6 AACU

  • No 6 FTS

  • No 7 AACU

  • No 7 BAT Flight

  • No 7 Sqn

  • No 9 AEF

  • No 12 Sqn

  • No 18 OTU

  • No 18 Sqn

  • No 21 OTU

  • No 22 Sqn

  • No 25 OTU

  • No 64 Gp Comms Flight

  • No 76 Sqn

  • No 77 Sqn

  • No 98 Sqn

  • No 100 Sqn
  • No 101 FRS

  • No 101 Sqn

  • No 102 Sqn

  • No 106 Sqn

  • No 202 AFS

  • No 202 Sqn

  • No 215 AFS

  • No 230 OCU

  • No 616 Sqn

  • No 1507 BAT Flight

  • No 1521 BAT Flight

  • No 1685 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight

  • No 2716 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2898 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • Aer Lingus

  • Air Electronics and Air Engineers School
  • Air Electronics, Engineer & Loadmaster School

  • BH Air

  • Bomber Command Development Unit

  • Bomber Command Instructors' School
  • easyJet

  • Electronic Counter Measures Modification Centre

  • Flybe

  • Flyglobespan

  • Flying Refresher School

  • Joint Forward Air Controller Training & Standards Unit

  • Multi-Engine Training Sqn

  • Night Bomber Tactical School/Unit
  • RAF Central Night Vision Training School

  • Ryanair

  • S&R (Helicopter) Aircraft Engineering Development & Investigation Team

  • Sea King Command Engineering Development & Investigation Team

  • Search & Rescue Helicopter Wing

  • Strike Command Development Unit

  • Thomas Cook Airlines

  • Thomson Airways

  • Thomsonfly

  • White Rose GC

  • Wizz Air

  • Yorkshire Universities Air Sqn

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The former main gate and guardroom at Finningley, 19 October 2004.

Footage from the RAF at Home Day at Finningley in 1961. Courtesy of British Pathé

Hawker Siddeley Dominies at Finningley, August 1970. Courtesy of John Hosier

The Queen reviews the RAF at Finningley for her Silver Jubilee, 1977. Courtesy of British Movietone

Programme looking at the closure of RAF Finningley, October 1995. Courtesy of Vulcan painter

 

 

Satellite(s):

BaldertonBircotes / Worksop

Relief Landing Ground(s):

BlytonKirton-in-Lindsey IILindholme

Decoy Airfield(s):

Armthorpe / Owston Ferry

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