RAF Scorton
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Royal Air Force Scorton or more simply RAF Scorton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located next to the village of Scorton in North Yorkshire, England. The base was opened in October 1939 as part of 13 Group RAF Fighter Command and a satellite station of RAF Catterick.[2] It was used by the Royal Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces Ninth Air Force during the war.
RAF Scorton | |||||||||||
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Scorton, North Yorkshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°24′03″N 001°37′30″W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force Satellite Station | ||||||||||
Code | SO/425 | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command RAF Balloon Command | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1939 (1939) | ||||||||||
In use | October 1939 - 1945 (1945) | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 61 metres (200 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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The famous No. 56 Squadron RAF flew Supermarine Spitfires from Scorton during the Second World War. Also the USAAF 422d and 425th Night Fighter Squadrons were stationed at Scorton flying the Northrop P-61 Black Widow fighter.[3]
After the war, it was kept for a while as a Maintenance Unit base, then disposed of in the 1950s. It is now a site of gravel extraction.