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Lissett

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All of the wind turbines now in place are named after aircraft which operated from the base, including Handley Page Halifax LV907 Friday the 13th, probably the RAF’s most famous individual bomber which flew a total of 128 operational sorties.

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Also known as: Lisset (misspelling) / Lissett Airfield Wind Farm / RAF Lissett
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Current Status: Farmland / Industry / Wind farm
Date: February 1943 - 1947 (last known date)
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF
Landing Surface Types: Paved
Aircraft Roles: Bomber

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

  • AM Warkup Ltd
  • Lissett & Ulrome Parish Council

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 2 (Coastal) OTU
  • No 14 MU
  • No 91 MU
  • No 158 Sqn
  • No 1484 (Bombing) Gunnery Flight
  • No 2722 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 4015 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment
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Remains of a building at Lissett, 13 October 2017.

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Remains of a building at Lissett, 23 April 2019.

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Remains of a building at Lissett, 23 April 2019.

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Remains of the airfield at Lissett, 23 April 2019.

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Remains of the perimeter track at Lissett, 23 April 2019.

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