RAF Blyton
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TypeRoyal Air Force satellite station
11 Base Substation 1943-44
71 Base Substation 1944-
11 Base Substation 1943-44
71 Base Substation 1944-
CodeAL[1]
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
RAF Blyton | |||||||||||
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| Blyton, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force satellite station 11 Base Substation 1943-44 71 Base Substation 1944- | ||||||||||
| Code | AL[1] | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 1 Group RAF * No. 7 (HCU) Group RAF[1] | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
  RAF Blyton Shown within Lincolnshire | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°27′04″N 000°41′37″W / 53.45111°N 0.69361°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 | ||||||||||
| In use | November 1942 - 1954 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 21 metres (69 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Blyton or more simply RAF Blyton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Lincolnshire, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) north east of Gainsborough, and 9.6 miles (15.4 km) south of Scunthorpe, England.
It was built in 1942 and was heavily used during the Second World War but it was used little after the early stages of the Cold War.
- No. 199 Squadron RAF[2]
- 'B' Flight of No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School RAF (November 1943 - February 1944)[3]
- No. 7 Air Crew Holding Unit[4]
- Sub site of No. 61 Maintenance Unit RAF (March 1946 - ?)[5]
- Relief Landing Ground for No. 101 Flying Refresher School RAF (October 1951 - February 1952)[6]
- Relief Landing Ground for No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF (February 1952 - January 1954)[7]
- No. 1481 Target Towing and Gunnery Flight RAF (September - November 1942)[8]
- No. 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF (January 1943 - April 1945)[9]
- No. 2797 Squadron RAF Regiment[4]
- Air Bomber Training Flight, No. 1 Group (September - November 1942)[10]
