Monument record MYO2180 - Clifton Airfield
Summary
Location
Grid reference | SE 5915 5514 (point) |
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Map sheet | SE55NE |
Civil Parish | Rawcliffe, City of York, North Yorkshire |
Civil Parish | Skelton, City of York, North Yorkshire |
Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
Civil Parish | Clifton Without, City of York, North Yorkshire |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NMR Information:
Clifton airfield, now disused. It was a civilian aerodrome built in 1936. It formed an RAF airfield 1939-45, where Halifax bombers were overhauled and repaired. (1)
Clifton was also known as York and Rawcliffe. In 1942 the airfield was attacked by the Luftwaffe, desyroying one hangar. Source 2 gives details of the Halifax repair and overhauling work and of the prewar civilian airfield. During the War the airfield was under the control of Army Cooperation Command for a short period and then mainly Bomber Command. (2)
York Airfield, SE 590 550. The wartime airfield consisted of three concrete runways with Blister, T1 and B Robin design aircraft hangars. Souce 3 notes that in December 1944 the aifield was under the control of 12 Group Fighter Command (this is not mentioned in souce 2). By 1985 the site was built over for housing. (3)
1 Vertical aerial photograph reference number NMR HLA 552 PRU 5 138 03-JUN-1942
3 Airfield review 4,5 9, 1988
4 Military airfields in the British Isles 1939-1945 224 Steve Willis and Barry Holliss
Ed Dennison, 2020, A1237 York Northern Outer Ring Road (Unpublished document). SYO2595.
York Archaeological Trust, 2020, Whitehall Grange, Wigginton Road EVA (Unpublished document). SYO2531.
Sources/Archives (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Related to: Bulk Petrol Storage Installation (Monument) (MYO5245)
- Related to: Machine Gun Firing Range (Monument) (MYO5249)
- Related to: Military Airfield Rawcliffe / Clifton Airfield (Monument) (MYO3586)
- Related to: Runway and taxiway, former RAF Clifton (Monument) (MYO5247)
- Related to: Runways and taxiway, former RAF Clifton (Monument) (MYO5246)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 25 2024 9:42AM