RAF Worksop
Former Royal Air Force station in Nottinghamshire, England
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Royal Air Force Worksop, or more simply RAF Worksop, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located at Scofton, 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north east of Worksop, Nottinghamshire and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) west of Retford, Nottinghamshire, England.
| RAF Worksop RAF Scofton[1]  | |||||||||||
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| Scofton, Nottinghamshire in England | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Satellite station | ||||||||||
| Code | WP[2] | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 91 (OTU) Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
  RAF Worksop Shown within Nottinghamshire  RAF Worksop RAF Worksop (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°19′28″N 001°03′37″W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1920 and 1940 | ||||||||||
| Built by | Wimpey & Carmichael | ||||||||||
| In use | November 1943-1948 1952- December 1960 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 44 metres (144 ft)[2] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Station history
- No. 18 Operational Training Unit RAF between September 1943 and December 1944 with various aircraft including Miles Martinets, Airspeed Oxfords, Curtiss P-40 Curtiss Tomahawks and Vickers Wellingtons[3]
- No 1 Engine Control and Demonstration Unit RAF between February 1945 and January 1946[4]
- No 1 Group Communication Flight RAF between December 1945 and January 1946[5]
- No. 4 Flying Training School RAF between June 1956 and June 1958[6]
- No. 211 Advanced Flying School RAF between August 1952 and June 1954[7] became No. 211 Flying Training School RAF between June 1954 and June 1956[8]
- No. 616 Squadron RAF from 23 May 1955 with the Gloster Meteor F.8 before being disbanded on 10 March 1957[9]
- Bomber Command Central Night Vision School RAF between December 1945 and March 1946[10]
- RAF Central Vision Training School RAF between March 1946 and June 1948[11]
- Transport Command Central Vision Training School RAF between November 1946 and May 1958[12]
Current use
The site is currently used for farming with few remaining signs of the former airfield.[13]