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Elvington
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1990
(© Robert Truman)
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RAF
Elvington airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Yorkshire
Air Museum, agriculture
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Tower Type:
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1. Watch Office for
Night Fighter Stations 4533/42
2. Post-war USAF skeletal control tower with VCR, 5589/58 |
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Tower:
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Restored and part of the Yorkshire Air Museum
2. Disused |
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Other
Buildings:
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Many
original wartime buildings remain at the museum
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History:
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History section...
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RAF
Elvington airfield
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1982
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1990
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RAF
Elvington airfield
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Airfield:
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Operational Bomber Station
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Opened:
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/1942
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Closed:
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/1985
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ID Code:
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EV
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete
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Hangars:
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1x - T1, 1x - B1
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County:
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Yorkshire
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Location:
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5 miles SE of York
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OS Ref:
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SE665480
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Links:
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Yorkshire Air Museum
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©:
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Photographs copyright
© as stated
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RAF
Elvington airfield
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1992
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RAF
Elvington airfield
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RAF
Elvington airfield
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2007
(© Robert Truman)
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Handley
Page Halifax II - Friday the 13th - 'LV907' - RAF Elvington airfield
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RAF
Elvington airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2003 - Elvington -
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