Satellite and aerial maps of RAF Leconfield with nearby locations
Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
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Beverley , England | 5.8 | 064 | EGNY |
Castle Hill Hospital , England | 10.7 | 180 | EGE50 |
Hull Royal , England | 15.5 | 159 | EGE51 |
Lissett , England | 18.1 | 037 | |
Eight Acre Lake , England | 18.5 | 230 | |
RAF Cowden , England | 21.8 | 098 | EGXF |
RAF Leconfield |
1936 to 1977 | ||
53° 52' 33'' N 0° 26' 31'' W | ||
2.5nm N of Beverley, Yorkshire, Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
ICAO: EGXV | IATA: LCF | |
Elevation: 29 feet |
Opened in Dec 1936 as war clouds were gathering in Europe. The site closed as an RAF station at the end of Mar 1977, passing to the Army as Normandy Barracks. There remains an RAF enclave, operating the Search and Rescue service, until it passes to Bristow in 2016.
List of units at RAF Leconfield |
Years | Unit | |
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1988/15 | 202 Squadron | Sea King, |
1979/88 | 22 Squadron | Wessex, Whirlwind, |
1964/79 | 202 Squadron | Sea King, Whirlwind, |
1959/64 | 228 Squadron | Whirlwind, Whirlwind, Whirlwind, Type 171 Sycamore, |
1957/59 | 275 Squadron | Whirlwind, Whirlwind, Type 171 Sycamore, |
List of aircraft and events at RAF Leconfield |
Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||||
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1990-oct | Fire dump | RN | HAR3 | XG577 | |||
1991 | 202 Squadron | HAR.3 | XZ593 | ||||
1999-aug | 202 Sq E Flt | 202 Squadron | HAR.3 | XZ588 | |||
1999-aug | 202 Sq E Flt | 202 Squadron | HAR.3 | XZ598 | |||
2010-sep-22 | HAR.3 | XZ586 / B |