Dishforth Airfield

Dishforth Airfield is a Royal Air Force/British Army station in North Yorkshire, England. It is currently an Army Air Corps helicopter base and a Relief Landing Ground for RAF Linton-on-Ouse. It is located next to the A1(M) at Junction 49 with the A168. Dishforth airfield is built over part of the Great North Road which is also the old A1.

History
The airfield is situated on the former site of RAF Dishforth which opened in 1936 and closed in 1992 to become Dishforth Airfield.

Dishforth was the first base to receive the Apache helicopter, and had 16, divided between 2 squadrons. Following a reshuffle of AAC units in 2006/2007 Apaches were concentrated on Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk. Dishforth now has 3 Squadrons of Lynx Mk.7 helicopters & Lynx Mk.9A helicopters.

Operational units

 * Army Air Corps
 * 9 Regiment, Army Air Corps
 * No. 659 Squadron AAC
 * No. 669 Squadron AAC
 * No. 672 Squadron AAC
 * Manoeuvre Support Squadron (MSS)
 * HQ Squadron
 * Workshop Squadron (REME)