RAF Breighton

Royal Air Force Station Breighton or more simply RAF Breighton is a former Royal Air Force station located near to the village of Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England which is now Breighton Airfield.

History
The airfield was built between 1940 and 1942 for No. 1 Group RAF, its first residents were the No. 460 Squadron RAAF. After the Second World War, the airfield was used to store Thor missiles, before finally closing in March 1964.

Units

 * No 20 BAT Flight.
 * No 207 AFS.
 * No 1524 BAT Flight.

Current use
The original runways are covered in buildings but the outline of the runways, taxiways and dispersal stands are clearly visible using satellite imagery.

It is currently used by the Real Aeroplane Company to house historic aircraft as well as for hosting airshows which uses a separate grass runway located within the original airfield grounds.