RAF Dishforth
Royal Air Force Dishforth or more simply RAF Dishforth is a former Royal Air Force station near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, 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.
- Airport
- …lies at an elevation of 115 feet (35 metres)
- …has the ICAO airport code EGXD
- Description: airport in the United Kingdom
- Also known as“DH”“Dishforth Airfield”“EGXD”“Royal Air Force Station Dishforth”
Places of Interest
Discover Dishforth Airfield and Skelton Windmill.
Dishforth Airfield
Dishforth Airfield is a former Royal Air Force and…
Skelton Windmill
Windmill
Skelton Windmill, also known as Kirby Mill…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skelton-on-Ure and Rainton.
Skelton-on-Ure
Skelton-on-Ure or Skelton is a village and civil…
2½ miles southwest of RAF Dishforth
Rainton
Village
Rainton is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England.
2½ miles north of RAF Dishforth
Langthorpe
Langthorpe is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.
2½ miles south of RAF Dishforth
RAF Dishforth
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Latitude
54.13719° or 54° 8′ 14″ north
Longitude
-1.42025° or 1° 25′ 13″ west
Open location code
9C6W4HPH+VV
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Tajik—“RAF Dishforth” goes by many names.
ДисфортхBulgarian
DisforthCebuano
RAF DishforthCebuano
RAF DishforthDutch
EGXDIndonesian
RAF DishforthIndonesian
Pangkalan Udara DishforthMalay
Pengkalan Udara DishforthMalay
فرودگاه نیروی هوایی سلطنتی دیشفورثPersian
RAF DishforthRomanian
RAF DishforthSwedish
Фурудгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво салтанате дишфурсTajik
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