RAF Skipton-on-Swale | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Skipton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||
In use | 1942-1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 82 ft / 25 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°13′26″N 001°25′38″W / 54.22389°N 1.42722°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Skipton-on-Swale or more simply RAF Skipton-on-Swale is a former Royal Air Force station operated by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. The station was located at Skipton-on-Swale 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Thirsk (near the present-day junction of the A61 and A167), North Yorkshire, England. The village of Sandhutton is located just to the east. RAF Skipton-on-Swale was a sub-station of RAF Leeming.