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Royal Air Force Blyton or more simply RAF Blyton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Lincolnshire, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) north east of Gainsborough, and 9.6 miles (15.4 km) south of Scunthorpe, England.
RAF Blyton | |||||||||||
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Blyton, Lincolnshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°27′04″N 000°41′37″W | ||||||||||
Type | Satellite Station 11 Base Substation 1943-44 71 Base Substation 1944- | ||||||||||
Code | AL[1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 1 Group RAF * No. 7 (HCU) Group RAF[1] | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1941 | /42||||||||||
In use | November 1942 - 1954 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 21 metres (69 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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It was built in 1942 and was heavily used during the Second World War but it was used little after the early stages of the Cold War.
It is now used for off-road racing cars, rally driving and test running refurbished and/or new designs of trucks.[11]
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