RAF Elvington

RAF Elvington
Elvington, North Yorkshire in England
Elvington airfield
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Coordinates	53°55′28″N 000°58′16″W / 53.92444°N 0.97111°W / 53.92444; -0.97111
Type	Satellite station 1942-43 42 Base substation 1943
Code	EV
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Bomber Command * No. 4 Group RAF
Site history
Built	1939 (1939)
In use	October 1942 - 1992 (1992)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II Cold War
Airfield information
Elevation	13 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.