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During the 1990s and until 2001, the airfield was utilised by Merlin
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RAF Topcliffe was a satellite station which served in the role of a Relief
Landing Ground for
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Elementary Flying
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Airfield.
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Aircrew Holding Unit RAF between 9 December 1966 and 26 November 1970
331:: UK Military Aeronautical Information Publication – Topcliffe (EGXZ)
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No. 102 Conversion Flight RAF between 10 June 1942 and 7 August 1942
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Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912
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III. On 1 January 1943 the station was transferred to
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1543:"Gliders Return to 645 VGS at RAF Topcliffe"
924:No.1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit
617:During the 1980s, Topcliffe was home of the
509:No. 1516 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
2786:Buildings and structures in North Yorkshire
775:Joint Elementary Flying Training School RAF
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2010:List of equipment of the RAF Regiment
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1616:Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore (1982).
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745:No. 635 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
735:No. 645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
521:No. 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF
384:No. 645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
315:1,256 metres (4,121 ft)
304:1,826 metres (5,991 ft)
62:No. 645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
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926:. Royal Air Force. 8 October 2020
638:4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment
382:. The last remaining RAF unit is
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892:List of Royal Air Force stations
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593:de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
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95:Location within North Yorkshire
60:, similar to the type flown by
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553:The Air Electronics School RAF
527:No. 2805 Squadron RAF Regiment
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762:(one of two, the other being
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1569:"Topcliffe Air Support Unit"
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756:No. 1 Flying Training School
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1936:RAF Mountain Rescue Service
1931:RAF Search and Rescue Force
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2082:Air Member for Materiel
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876:Yorkshire Air Ambulance
782:Yorkshire Air Ambulance
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274:28 metres (92 ft)
194:No. 22 Group (Training)
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585:No. 15 Aviation Flight
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489:813 Naval Air Squadron
484:812 Naval Air Squadron
479:801 Naval Air Squadron
453:No. 76 (RCAF) Base RAF
449:No. 61 (RCAF) Base RAF
1972:RAF Volunteer Reserve
1601:. Ramsbury: Crowood.
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374:station in 1940. The
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2005:List of RAF missiles
1988:List of RAF aircraft
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1891:RAF Chaplains Branch
695:No. 297 Squadron RAF
689:No. 210 Squadron RAF
683:No. 203 Squadron RAF
441:Handley Page Halifax
317:Stone mastic asphalt
251:Airfield information
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2767:Aviation portal
2166:RAF Benevolent Fund
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1597:Delve, Ken (2006).
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788:Role and operations
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671:No. 47 Squadron RAF
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656:No. 24 Squadron RAF
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2062:Chief of Air Staff
1926:RAF Music Services
1501:. 10 February 2012
1039:"Airfield History"
859:Air Training Corps
769:Tucano Element of
764:Dishforth Airfield
760:RAF Linton-on-Ouse
642:University of York
631:RAF Linton-on-Ouse
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372:RAF Bomber Command
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