Rufforth
Major
| Also known as: | RAF Rufforth / RAF Station, Rufforth / Rufforth Aerodrome / Rufforth East / Rufforth West / York |
| County: | City of York |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland / Leisure activity |
| Date: | June 1942 - November 1974 |
| 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):
- Rufforth with Knapton Parish Council
- Todd Waste Management
- York Astronomical Society
- York Motorcycle Training
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 FTS
- No 1 Target Operating Sqn
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No 4 Gp Comms Flight
- No 4 Mobile Glider Servicing Party
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No 8 ACHU
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No 23 GS
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No 35 Con Flight
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No 54 MU
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No 60 MU
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No 64 Gp Comms Flight
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No 64 (Northern) Group
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No 158 Con Flight
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No 158 Sqn
- No 242 OCU
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No 642 GS
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No 664 Sqn
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No 1652 CU
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No 1663 HCU
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No 1964 Reserve AOP Flight
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Airsports Training
- The Gyrocopter Academy Ltd
- North Yorkshire Flight Training
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Ouse GC
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Primary Flying Sqn
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White Rose GC
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York Gliding Centre
An ASK-13 glider and mobile clubhouse bus at Rufforth, February 1982.
An ASK-13 glider on a runway at Rufforth, March 1982.
A runway at Rufforth, 1 July 2017.
Motor racing at Rufforth, 1962. Courtesy of TOPCAMERAMAN
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