# RAF East Moor

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Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England

RAF East Moor Sutton-on-the-Forest, North Yorkshire in England Aerial view (2014) Site information Type Royal Air Force satellite station 1942–43 * 62 Base substation 1943–[1] Code EM[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 East Moor Shown within North Yorkshire Show map of North Yorkshire RAF East Moor RAF East Moor (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom Coordinates 54°04′08″N 001°05′06″W / 54.06889°N 1.08500°W / 54.06889; -1.08500 Site history Built 1941 (1941)/42 In use June 1942 – June 1946 (1946) Battles/wars European theatre of World War II Airfield information Elevation 28 metres (92 ft)[1] AMSL Runways Direction Length and surface 02/20 1,310 metres (4,298 ft) Concrete 06/24 1,345 metres (4,413 ft) Concrete 16/34 1,735 metres (5,692 ft) Concrete

**Royal Air Force East Moor** or **RAF East Moor** is a former [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force) [satellite station](/source/List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations) located 7.4 miles (11.9 km) north of [York](/source/York), [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire) and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south-east of [Easingwold](/source/Easingwold), North Yorkshire, [England](/source/England).

The airfield was initially controlled by the [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force) until the site was transferred to the [Royal Canadian Air Force](/source/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force) in 1942 before being handed back in November 1945.

## History

East Moor was opened in 1942[2] and was originally a [4 Group](/source/No._4_Group_RAF) facility and first hosted [No. 158 Squadron RAF](/source/No._158_Squadron_RAF) which moved from [RAF Driffield](/source/RAF_Driffield) on 6 June 1942. The squadron flew the [Handley Page Halifax](/source/Handley_Page_Halifax) Mk. II with detachments at [RAF Beaulieu](/source/RAF_Beaulieu) and [RAF Manston](/source/RAF_Manston) before moving to [RAF Rufforth](/source/RAF_Rufforth) on 6 November 1942.[3]

### Royal Canadian Air Force use

The first squadron was [No. 429 Squadron RCAF](/source/429_Transport_Squadron) which formed at the airfield on 7 November 1942 initially only flying the [Vickers Wellington](/source/Vickers_Wellington) Mk.III until January 1943 when the Wellington Mk. X was added. The squadron left on 13 August 1943 going to [RAF Leeming](/source/RAF_Leeming) where the unit re-equipped with Halifaxes. On 19 September 1943 the next squadron arrived being [432 Squadron](/source/No._432_Squadron_RCAF) which initially used the [Avro Lancaster](/source/Avro_Lancaster) Mk.II before being re-equipped with the Halifax Mk. III in February 1944 and the Mk. VII Halifax in July 1944. The squadron disbanded on 15 May 1945 at the airfield.[4]

The last Canadian squadron to use the airfield was [415 Squadron](/source/415_Long_Range_Patrol_Force_Development_Squadron) which flew the Halifax III from 26 July 1944. The unit inherited the additional Mk.VII versions during March 1945 but disbanded shortly after on 15 May 1945 at the airfield.[5]

### Royal Air Force use

Not long after the last Canadian squadron disbanded the airfield was handed back to the Royal Air Force (RAF). The first RAF unit to use the airfield was [No. 54 Operational Training Unit](/source/No._54_OTU) (OTU) which had moved in during November 1945 flying the [de Havilland Mosquito](/source/De_Havilland_Mosquito).[6] By May 1946 [No. 288 Squadron RAF](/source/No._288_Squadron_RAF) joined with their [Supermarine Spitfire](/source/Supermarine_Spitfire) IX's and their [Vultee Vengeance](/source/Vultee_A-31_Vengeance) Mk. IV's with a detachment at [RAF Acklington](/source/RAF_Acklington). The squadron disbanded on 15 June 1946.[7] No. 54 OTU stayed until June 1946 when the unit moved to [RAF Leeming](/source/RAF_Leeming) but a detachment stayed until 15 November 1946.[6][8]

## Units and aircraft

Unit From To Aircraft Version Notes No. 158 Squadron RAF 6 June 1942 6 November 1942 Handley Page Halifax Mk.II Moved to RAF Rufforth.[3] No. 288 Squadron RAF 24 May 1946 15 June 1946 Vultee Vengeance Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IV Mks.VB and IX Disbanded at the airfield.[7] No. 415 Squadron RCAF 26 July 1944 15 May 1945 Handley Page Halifax Mks.III, VII Disbanded at airfield.[5] No. 429 Squadron RCAF 7 November 1942 13 August 1943 Vickers Wellington Mks.III, X Formed at airfield.[4] No. 432 Squadron RCAF 19 September 1943 15 May 1945 Vickers Wellington Avro Lancaster Handley Page Halifax Mk.X Mk.II Mks.III, VII Disbanded at the airfield.[4] No. 54 OTU 1 November 1945 30 June 1946 (det. till 15 November 1946) de Havilland Mosquito [8][9][10][11][12] No. 158 Conversion Flight RAF 7 June 1942 25 September 1942 Handley Page Halifax Mk.II [13] No. 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF 18 May 1943 13 December 1943 Avro Lancaster Mk.II [13] No. 12 Air Crew Holding Unit 15 June 1945 8 October 1945 N/A N/A [13]

## Current use

The airfield closed to flying in November 1946. Most of the buildings were taken down and the land has reverted largely to agricultural use.[14]

## References

### Citations

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalconer201287_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalconer201287_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalconer201287_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalconer201287_1-3) [Falconer 2012](#CITEREFFalconer2012), p. 87.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["RAF East Moor, Yorkshire"](http://www.airfieldarchaeology.co.uk/raf-east-moor.html). Airfield Archaeology. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Jefford2001p63_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Jefford2001p63_3-1) [Jefford 2001](#CITEREFJefford2001), p. 63.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Jefford2001p91_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Jefford2001p91_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Jefford2001p91_4-2) [Jefford 2001](#CITEREFJefford2001), p. 91.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Jefford2001p90_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Jefford2001p90_5-1) [Jefford 2001](#CITEREFJefford2001), p. 90.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RW54_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RW54_6-1) ["No. 54 Operational Training Unit"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120613220551/http://www.rafweb.org/OTU_3.htm). Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Archived from [the original](http://www.rafweb.org/OTU_3.htm) on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Jefford2001p83_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Jefford2001p83_7-1) [Jefford 2001](#CITEREFJefford2001), p. 83.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Sturtivant2007p203_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Sturtivant2007p203_8-1) [Sturtivant 2007](#CITEREFSturtivant2007), p. 203.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sturtivant2007p43_9-0)** [Sturtivant 2007](#CITEREFSturtivant2007), p. 43.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sturtivant2007p96_10-0)** [Sturtivant 2007](#CITEREFSturtivant2007), p. 96.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sturtivant2007p99_11-0)** [Sturtivant 2007](#CITEREFSturtivant2007), p. 99.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sturtivant2007p249_12-0)** [Sturtivant 2007](#CITEREFSturtivant2007), p. 249.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RAFWEB_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RAFWEB_13-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-RAFWEB_13-2) ["RAF East Moor"](http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-E.htm). Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["History of RAF East Moor"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100123221407/http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/s90.html). Royal Air Force. Archived from [the original](http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/s90.html) on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

### 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).

- Jefford, C. G. *RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912*. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2001. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-84037-141-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-84037-141-2).

- Sturtivant, R. *RAF Flying Training and Support Units since 1912*. Air Britain, 2007. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85130-365-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85130-365-X).

## External links

- [Airfield Information Exchange](http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/showthread.php?1293-East-Moor)

- [Atlantik Wall – RAF East Moor – Map](http://www.atlantikwall.co.uk/atlantikwall/ey_east_moor.php)

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