# RAF Dalton

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Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England

RAF Dalton Dalton, North Yorkshire in England Site information Type Royal Air Force satellite station 1941-43 61 (RCAF) Substation 1943-44 76 Base Substation 1944-[1] Code DA[1] Owner Air Ministry Operator Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Controlled by RAF Bomber Command * No. 4 Group RAF * No. 6 Group RCAF[1] Location RAF Dalton Shown within North Yorkshire Show map of North Yorkshire RAF Dalton RAF Dalton (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom Coordinates 54°10′37″N 1°21′35″W / 54.17694°N 1.35972°W / 54.17694; -1.35972 Site history Built 1940 (1940)/41 In use November 1941 – December 1945 Battles/wars European theatre of World War II Airfield information Elevation 24 metres (79 ft)[1] AMSL Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00 Tarmac 00/00 Tarmac 00/00 Tarmac

**Royal Air Force Dalton** or more simply **RAF Dalton** is a former [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force) [satellite station](/source/List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations) located near to [Dalton](/source/Dalton%2C_Hambleton), [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), England.

The airfield was by [RAF Bomber Command](/source/RAF_Bomber_Command) during the [Second World War](/source/World_War_II). It was a satellite of nearby [RAF Topcliffe](/source/RAF_Topcliffe).

## History

The village church of the village that gave the station its name

RAF Dalton was home to [No. 102 Squadron](/source/No._102_Squadron_RAF) beginning in November 1941. No. 102 Squadron returned to Topcliffe in June 1942 and for a time Dalton hosted [No. 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF](/source/No._1652_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RAF) (HCU) flying [Handley Page Halifaxes](/source/Handley_Page_Halifax). The airfield was improved in 1942 and in early 1943 was allocated to [No. 6 Group](/source/No._6_Group_RCAF) [Royal Canadian Air Force](/source/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force) (RCAF). Canadian squadrons stationed here at one time or another included [No. 428 Squadron](/source/No._428_Squadron_RCAF), [No. 424 Squadron](/source/424_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron), [No. 420 Squadron](/source/No._420_Squadron_RCAF), and [No. 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF](/source/No._1666_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RAF) (which moved to [RAF Wombleton](/source/RAF_Wombleton) in October 1943). The station also housed No. 1691 Bomber Gunnery Flight RCAF and its successor, No. 1695 Bomber Defence Training Flight RCAF, the last RCAF unit to serve at this station.

In November 1944, control passed from No. 6 Group to the new No. 7 (Training) Group. By August 1945 all units at Dalton were disbanded or transferred.

## Operational units and aircraft

data from[2][3][4] Unit From To Aircraft Version No. 102 Squadron RAF 15 November 1941 7 June 1942 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Handley Page Halifax Mk.V Mk.II No. 420 Squadron RCAF 6 November 1943 12 December 1943 Vickers Wellington Mk.X No. 424 Squadron RCAF 3 May 1943 15 May 1943 Vickers Wellington Mk.X No. 428 Squadron RCAF 7 November 1942 31 May 1943 Vickers Wellington Mks.III and X No. 1652 HCU 13 July 1942 22 August 1942 Handley Page Halifax Mks.I, II No. 1666 'Mohawk' HCU 5 June 1943 21 October 1943 Handley Page Halifax Mks.II, III No. 1691 (Bombing) (Gunnery) Flight 26 June 1943 15 February 1944 Miles Martinet Airspeed Oxford Mk.I Mk.II No. 1695 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight 15 February 1944 23 April 1945 Miles Martinet Hawker Hurricane Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I MksIIc, IV Mk.I, IIa, Vb, Vc

## Current use

The aerodrome facilities are now being used for commercial and industrial uses.

A major employer on the estate is [Severfield plc](/source/Severfield).[5][6] In 2011, Severfield and [Mace](/source/Mace_(construction_company)) test assembled [the Shard](/source/The_Shard)'s spire on the airfield before breaking it down again for transport to London and final assembly.[7][8]

## References

### Citations

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalconer201275_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalconer201275_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalconer201275_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalconer201275_1-3) [Falconer 2012](#CITEREFFalconer2012), p. 75.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Jefford 2001](#CITEREFJefford2001), pp. 57, 92–93 and 147.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Halley 1988](#CITEREFHalley1988), pp. 176, 505, 508 and 510.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007](#CITEREFSturtivantHamlin2007), pp. 97, 99, 129.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Contact Severfield"](https://www.severfield.com/contact). *Severfield*. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Stewart, Alastair (20 April 2022). ["Orders surge as nuclear market reopens"](https://researchtree-production-web.azurewebsites.net/companies/uk/severfield-plc/research/progressive-equity-research/orders-surge-as-nuclear-market-reopens/50dbc6ad-b88c-4a26-8933-36988ba3bf85?partner=lse). *Research Tree*. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-LESspire_7-0)** Prigg, Mark (15 November 2011). ["Now comes The Shard part ..."](https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/now-comes-the-shard-part-6368308.html) *London Evening Standard*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120126091441/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-24010062-now-comes-the-shard-part.do) from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-top_8-0)** ["Shard's spire now in place on Europe's tallest building"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17567455). BBC News. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

### Bibliography

- Falconer, J. (2012). *RAF Airfields of World War 2*. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-85780-349-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-85780-349-5).

- Halley, James J. (1988). *The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988*. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85130-164-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85130-164-9).

- Jefford, C. G. (2001). *RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912*. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85310-053-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85310-053-6).

- Moyes, Philip J. R. (1976). *Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft* (2nd ed.). London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-354-01027-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-354-01027-1).

- Sturtivant, Ray; Hamlin, John (2007). *RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912*. Tonbridge. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-85130-365-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-85130-365-9).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher))

## External links

- [RAF Dalton, Yorkshire on airfields.fotopic.net](http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20100630172632/http://airfields.fotopic.net/c1528140.html)

- [RAF Dalton on wikimapia (zoom in for best result)](http://wikimapia.org/2249316/Former-RAF-Dalton)

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