RAF Burn
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Royal Air Force Burn or more simply RAF Burn is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 5 miles (8 km) south of Selby and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east of Burn in North Yorkshire, England which opened in 1942 before closing in 1946.
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RAF Burn | |||||||||||
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Burn, North Yorkshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°44′53″N 001°05′02″W | ||||||||||
Type | Satellite station 1942–44 42 Base substation 1944–46 | ||||||||||
Code | AZ[1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 4 Group RAF * No. 6 Group RCAF[1] | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1941 (1941)/42 | ||||||||||
In use | November 1942 -1946 (1946) | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: XBRN, ICAO: XBRN | ||||||||||
Elevation | 6 metres (20 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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