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RAF Elvington
Elvington, North Yorkshire in England
Elvington airfield
RAF Elvington is located in North Yorkshire
RAF Elvington
RAF Elvington
Shown within North Yorkshire
RAF Elvington is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Elvington
RAF Elvington
RAF Elvington (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates53°55′28″N 000°58′16″W / 53.92444°N 0.97111°W / 53.92444; -0.97111
TypeSatellite station 1942-43
42 Base substation 1943
CodeEV
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
* No. 4 Group RAF
Site history
Built1939 (1939)
In useOctober 1942 - 1992 (1992)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Cold War
Airfield information
Elevation13 metres (43 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
08/26 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) Tarmac

Royal Air Force Elvington or more simply RAF Elvington is a former Royal Air Force station which operated from the beginning of the Second World War until 1992 located at Elvington, Yorkshire, England. It is now the location of the Yorkshire Air Museum.

  1. ^ Falconer 2012, p. 90.

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