Royal Air Force Worksop, or more simply RAF Worksop, is a former

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satellite station located at

Scofton Scofton is a hamlet in the Bassetlaw district of northern Nottinghamshire, England. It is north west of London, north of the county town and city of Nottingham, and east of the nearest town Worksop. Having a shared modern history with nearby ...

, north east of

Worksop Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located south of Doncaster, south-east of Sheffield and north of Nottingham. Located close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbys ...

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and west of

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, Nottinghamshire,

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Station history

* No. 18 Operational Training Unit RAF between September 1943 and December 1944 with various aircraft including

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s, Curtiss P-40 Curtiss Tomahawks and

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s * No 1 Engine Control and Demonstration Unit RAF between February 1945 and January 1946 * No 1 Group Communication Flight RAF between December 1945 and January 1946 *

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between June 1956 and June 1958 * No. 211 Advanced Flying School RAF between August 1952 and June 1954 became No. 211 Flying Training School RAF between June 1954 and June 1956 * No. 616 Squadron RAF from 23 May 1955 with the

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F.8 before being disbanded on 10 March 1957 * Bomber Command Central Night Vision School RAF between December 1945 and March 1946 * RAF Central Vision Training School RAF between March 1946 and June 1948 * Transport Command Central Vision Training School RAF between November 1946 and May 1958

Current use

The site is currently used for farming with few remaining signs of the former airfield.

References

;Citations ;Bibliography * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Worksop Royal Air Force stations in Nottinghamshire Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom

Station history

Current use

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