RAF Clifton
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raf-clifton-171-7055033
title:
RAF Clifton
text:
Royal Air Force Clifton, or more simply RAF Clifton, is a former Royal Air Force station located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north west of York city centre and 2.6 miles (4.2 km) south west of Haxby, North Yorkshire, England. The airfield was opened in 1936 as a civilian airport but by 1939 the station was taken by the Royal Air Force (RAF) for use in the Second World War and was returned in 1946 when the airport reopened. However, in 1955 the airfield was closed for good. The airfield during wartime was
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Clifton
date created:
2012-06-11T21:17:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T06:18:20Z
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