Pocklington
Major
| Also known as: | Pocklington Aerodrome / Pocklington Industrial Estate / RAF Pocklington |
| County: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Current Status: | Industry / Aviation |
| Date: | June 1941 - 29 November 1946 |
| Current Use: | Limited flying |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- 10 Squared LTD
- Abra-Weld
- Acousticabs Noise Control Ltd
- Aggregate Recycling (UK) Ltd
- Agrovista UK Ltd
- Allenchrome Electroplating Ltd
- Ardent Fireworks
- Arthurs Formula Ltd
- B & B Logistics
- B & C Motors (Pocklington)
- Barmby Moor Parish Council
- Biolink Ltd
- Blossom Bouquets
- Bond International
- Brickslips
- C P Motors
- Celaton Research Limited
- Charles Hyde & Son Ltd
- D. Rybelis Trading
- Dayward Services Ltd
- Detectamet Ltd
- Diamond Point Research Ltd
- E S North Ltd
- Elvington Events Ltd
- Explosive Developments Ltd
- Ezypart
- Getyerink.com
- Independent Isuzu
- J C Engineering Pocklington Ltd
- J T & B Day
- John Galley Motors
- Jon Hatfield Ltd
- Lafarge Readymix Ltd
- Lancrop Laboratories
- Lane Rental Services Ltd
- Lissett Homes
- LMA Sevices Ltd
- Masstock Arable (UK) Ltd
- Megalab.net Ltd
- Multigain Ltd
- Normanton Laminating Services Ltd
- North Wolds Printers Ltd
- Paul Boitlot
- Peter Hartas Motors Ltd
- Pocklington Hire and Drive
- Pocklington History
- Pocklington Town Council
- Post Haste Printers Ltd
- Power Health Products Ltd
- Profarma Ltd
- R & R C Bond Wholesale Ltd
- Red Frog Ltd
- Rijk Zwaan UK Ltd
- Rutin Products Ltd
- St. Catherine's Church, Barmby Moor - RAF graves
- Solex Computer Systems Ltd
- Tracey's Red Hat HSR Ltd
- Vebra Solutions Ltd
- Viking Management Systems Ltd
- Wholesale Boilers Spares Ltd
- Wolds Engineering Services Ltd
- Yara Phosyn Ltd
- Yara UK Ltd
- York Dragee Co Ltd t/a Kerry Dragee
Main unit(s) present:
- No 17 ACHU
- No 42 Base
- No 76 Sqn
- No 102 Con Flight
- No 102 Sqn
- No 405 Con Flight
- No 405 Sqn
- No 1475 (Training) Flight
- No 1652 HCU
- No 2832 Sqn RAF Regiment
- East Riding Air Centre
- Leeds GC
- Leeds University Union Gliding Society
- Wolds GC
Photograph from Pocklington during the Second World War. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Peterson
Photograph from Pocklington during the Second World War. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Peterson
Photograph from Pocklington during the Second World War. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Peterson
A runway at Pocklington, 29 April 2015.
A runway at Pocklington, 24 June 2020.
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