RAF Firbeck  | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Firbeck, South Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1940–1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 213 ft / 65 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°23′15″N 001°09′45″W / 53.38750°N 1.16250°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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  RAF Firbeck Location in South Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Firbeck or more simply RAF Firbeck is a former Royal Air Force station located west of Firbeck, South Yorkshire, England.
The airfield was opened in September 1940[1] and was closed in 1948, during this time it was mainly used as a relief landing ground (RLG) and small planes such as the Westland Lysander and the Taylorcraft Auster. After the Second World War had ended the airfield was used by two Royal Air Force (RAF) gliding schools.
- ^ Halpenny 1981, p. 95.