# RAF Wombleton

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Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England

RAF Wombleton Wombleton, North Yorkshire in England Memorial to the Royal Canadian Air Force. Inscription reads: "This memorial is dedicated to the Canadians of No.6 (RCAF) Group of RAF Bomber Command and to the men and women of the RAF and WAAF who served at Wombleton during the Second World War. The people of Ryedale express their sincere thanks to them for giving their youth and time and, in many instances, their lives. We will remember them. Dedicated 28th May, 2001." Site information Type RAF Sub-station Code UN[1] Owner Air Ministry Operator Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Controlled by RAF Bomber Command * No. 6 (T) Group RCAF * No. 7 (T) Group RAF Location RAF Wombleton Shown within North Yorkshire Show map of North Yorkshire RAF Wombleton RAF Wombleton (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom Coordinates 54°13′59″N 000°58′09″W / 54.23306°N 0.96917°W / 54.23306; -0.96917 Site history Built 1942 (1942)/43 In use October 1943 – 1949 (1949) Battles/wars European theatre of World War II Airfield information Elevation 36 metres (118 ft)[1] AMSL Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00 Concrete 00/00 Concrete 00/00 Concrete

**Royal Air Force Wombleton** or **RAF Wombleton** is a former [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force) sub-station located 3.8 miles (6.1 km) east of [Helmsley](/source/Helmsley), [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire) and 11.8 miles (19 km) north-east of [Easingwold](/source/Easingwold), North Yorkshire, [England](/source/England).

## Station history

Wombleton opened in 1943 as a sub-station of [RAF Topcliffe](/source/RAF_Topcliffe). It was part of [RAF Bomber Command](/source/RAF_Bomber_Command)'s [No. 6 Group RCAF](/source/No._6_Group_RCAF), and along with the main station at Topcliffe and the station at [Dishforth](/source/RAF_Dishforth), was designated part of No. 61 (Training) Base.[2][3] In November 1944, No. 61 Base was transferred to [No 7 (Training) Group](/source/No._7_Group_RAF) and it was renumbered No. 76 Training Base. [No. 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU)](/source/No._1666_(Royal_Canadian_Air_Force)_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RAF) was the first unit to move to Wombleton. Aircrew who were originally trained on twin-engined aircraft such as [Vickers Wellingtons](/source/Vickers_Wellington) or [Armstrong Whitworth Whitleys](/source/Armstrong_Whitworth_Whitley) received conversion training on heavy four-engined bombers such as the [Handley Page Halifax](/source/Handley_Page_Halifax) or [Avro Lancaster](/source/Avro_Lancaster).[4] No. 1666 HCU remained at Wombleton until the end of the war. The [RAF](/source/Royal_Air_Force) took over the station and stayed for several years with the [RAF Regiment](/source/RAF_Regiment) using the site as a battle school.[5]

## Units and aircraft

Unit From To Aircraft Version Notes No. 1666 'Mohawk' HCU 21 October 1943 3 August 1945 Handley Page Halifax Avro Lancaster Mks.II, III, V Mks.I, II, III, X [6] No. 1679 HCF 13 December 1943 27 January 1944 Avro Lancaster Mk.II Disbanded into 1666 HCU[6] No. 261 Maintenance Unit RAF 15 November 1945 10 September 1946 [7]

The former Flying Control at RAF Wombleton (2007)

## Current use

Wombleton aerodrome is now used for aircraft maintenance.[8]

## See also

- [List of former Royal Air Force stations](/source/List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations)

## References

### Citations

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalconer2012216_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalconer2012216_1-1) [Falconer 2012](#CITEREFFalconer2012), p. 216.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Delve06_p272_2-0)** [Delve 2006](#CITEREFDelve2006), p. 272

1. **[^](#cite_ref-act4p195_3-0)** [Halpenny 1982](#CITEREFHalpenny1982), p. 195

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore (1990). *Action stations* (2 ed.). Wellingborough: Stephens. pp. 195–196. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85059-532-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85059-532-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Otter, Patrick (1999). *Yorkshire airfields in the Second World War* (1 ed.). Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. p. 79. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85306-542-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85306-542-0).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Sturtivant_and_Hamlin2007p99_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Sturtivant_and_Hamlin2007p99_6-1) [Sturtivant and Hamlin 2007](#CITEREFSturtivant_and_Hamlin2007), p. 99.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sturtivant_and_Hamlin2007p183_7-0)** [Sturtivant and Hamlin 2007](#CITEREFSturtivant_and_Hamlin2007), p. 183.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Wombleton Conservation Area"](https://www.ryedale.gov.uk/attachments/article/190/Wombleton_Conservation_Area_Appraisal.pdf) (PDF). *ryedale.gov.uk*. 21 July 2005. p. 6. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

### Bibliography

- Delve, Ken. *The Military Airfields of Britain: Northern England: Co. Durham, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside, Manchester, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Yorkshire*. Ramsbury, Wiltshire, UK: The Crowood Press, 2006. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-86126-809-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-86126-809-2)

- Delve, Ken. *The Source Book of the RAF*. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1994. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85310-451-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85310-451-5).

- 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).

- Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore. *Action Stations: 4: Military airfields of Yorkshire*. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens, 1982. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85059-532-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85059-532-0)

- Sturtivant, Ray, [ISO](/source/Imperial_Service_Order) and John Hamlin. *RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912*. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2007. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85130-365-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85130-365-X).

## External links

- [Airfields in Yorkshire – Wombleton](http://www.airfields-in-yorkshire.co.uk/wombleton/)

- [Control towers – RAF Wombleton airfield](http://www.controltowers.co.uk/W-Z/Wombleton.htm)

- [Wombleton RCAF Memorial](https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Yorkshire/WombletonRCAF.html)

- [Former RAF Wombleton on Wikimapia](https://wikimapia.org/2249280/Former-RAF-Wombleton)

- [Wombleton on Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation](https://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-W.htm#Wombleton)

- [Image of RAF Wombleton in 1946](https://britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw001008)

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