Leconfield
Major
| Also known as: | Beverley / Carnaby Two Circuit / DST Leconfield / Leconfield Aerodrome / Normandy Barracks / RAF Leconfield / RAF Station, Leconfield |
| County: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Current Status: | Army barracks |
| Date: | 3 December 1936 - 1 January 1977 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / RAF (Czech) / RAF (Polish) / RAAF / RNZAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved (1942) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- 25 Training Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
- Defence School of Transport
- Leconfield HIVE
- Leconfield Parish Council
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- Auto 66 Club
- Beverley and District Model Aircraft Club
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 AACU ‘G’ Flight
- No 1 Fighter Command Modification Centre
- No 11 (Fighter) Group
- No 11 Gp Comm Flight
- No 11 Gp Modification Centre
- No 11 (Northern) Sector
- No 15 (P) AFU
- No 15 SFTS
- No 19 Sqn
- No 22 Sqn
- No 25 GS
- No 26 Sqn
- No 28 Con Flight
- No 51 Sqn
- No 60 MU
- No 60 OTU
- No 64 Sqn
- No 72 Sqn
- No 74 Sqn
- No 81 Sqn
- No 92 Sqn
- No 96 Sqn
- No 97 Sqn
- No 107 Con Flight
- No 129 Sqn
- No 134 Sqn
- No 151 (Fighter) Wing
- No 152 Sqn
- No 166 Sqn
- No 170 Sqn
- No 196 Sqn
- No 202 Sqn
- No 213 Sqn
- No 226 OCU
- No 228 Sqn
- No 234 Sqn
- No 245 Sqn
- No 249 Sqn
- No 253 Sqn
- No 258 Sqn
- No 275 Sqn
- No 302 Sqn
- No 303 Sqn
- No 313 Sqn
- No 466 Sqn
- No 485 Sqn
- No 610 Sqn
- No 616 Sqn
- No 640 Sqn
- No 819 Sqn
- No 1484 (Bombing) Gunnery Flight
- No 1502 BAT Flight
- No 1520 BAT Flight
- No 1652 CU
- Air Fighting Development Unit
- Central Gunnery School
- Coastal Command Gunnery School
- Fighter Weapons School
- Home Command Major Servicing Unit
- Special Installation Sqn
- Station Flight, Leconfield
- Temporary Air Observers School, Leconfield
- Yorkshire Universities Air Sqn
English Electric Lightnings at Leconfield flying to Germany, 1965. Courtesy of British Pathé
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