Dishforth Airfield
Dishforth Airfield
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| Dishforth, North Yorkshire | |||||||||
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The Control Tower
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 EGXD
Location in North Yorkshire
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||
| Type | Army Air Corps airfield RAF Relief Landing Ground |
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Controlled by | British Army's Army Air Corps | ||||||||
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| Built | 1992 | ||||||||
| In use | 1992-Present | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan (2001–present) | ||||||||
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| Identifiers | ICAO: EGXD, WMO: 03261 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 36 metres (118 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Dishforth Airfield (ICAO: EGXD) is a Royal Air Force/British Army station in North Yorkshire, England. It is an Army Air Corps helicopter base and a Relief Landing Ground for RAF Linton-on-Ouse. It is located next to the A1(M) at Junction 49 with the A168. Dishforth airfield is built over part of the Great North Road which is also the old A1.
History
The airfield is situated on the former site of RAF Dishforth which opened in 1936 and closed in 1992 to become Dishforth Airfield.[1]
Dishforth was the first base to receive the Apache helicopter, and had 16, divided between 2 squadrons. Following a reshuffle of AAC units in 2006/2007 Apaches were concentrated on Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk. Dishforth now has three squadrons of Lynx Mk.7 helicopters & Lynx Mk.9A helicopters.
•Dishforth Airfield is currently undergoing a major expansion as 6 Force Logistic Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, will move from Gutersloh in Germany to Dishforth in 2016. Current occupiers 9 Regiment Army Air Corps will move to RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset.
Operational units
- Army Air Corps
- 9 Regiment Army Air Corps
- No. 659 Squadron AAC
- No. 669 Squadron AAC
- No. 672 Squadron AAC
- Manoeuvre Support Squadron (MSS)
- HQ Squadron
- Workshop Squadron (REME)
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
