RAF Dishforth

Royal Air Force Dishforth or more simply RAF Dishforth is a former Royal Air Force station near in , England. Opened in 1936, the base was used as a bomber airfield during the Second World War with both British and Canadian squadrons flying missions from the airfield.
Wikipedia
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Airport
  • Description: airport in the United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”, “DH”, “Dishforth Airfield”, “EGXD”, and “Royal Air Force Station Dishforth”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dishforth Airfield and Skelton Windmill.

Aerodrome
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former Royal Air Force and…

Windmill
, also known as Kirby Mill…

Pub
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skelton-on-Ure and Rainton.

Hamlet
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Skelton is a village and civil… is situated 2½ miles southwest of RAF Dishforth.

Village
is a village in the county of , England. is situated 2½ miles north of RAF Dishforth.

Hamlet
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. is situated 2½ miles south of RAF Dishforth.

RAF Dishforth

Latitude
54.13719° or 54° 8′ 14″ north
Longitude
-1.42025° or 1° 25′ 13″ west
Elevation
115 feet (35 metres)
ICAO airport code
EGXD
Open location code
9C6W4HPH+VV
Geo­Names ID
6296665
Wiki­data ID
Q7275279
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Tajik—“RAF Dishforth” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Дисфортх”
  • Cebuano: “Disforth”
  • Cebuano: “RAF Dishforth”
  • Dutch: “RAF Dishforth”
  • French: “RAF Dishforth”
  • German: “RAF Dishforth”
  • Indonesian: “RAF Dishforth”
  • Malay: “Pangkalan Udara Dishforth”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Dishforth”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی دیشفورث”
  • Romanian: “RAF Dishforth”
  • Swedish: “RAF Dishforth”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате дишфурс”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Marton-le-Moor and Dishforth.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pillmore Hill and Topcliffe Castle.

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