RAF Skipton-on-swale
England — County: Yorkshire
About
RAF Skipton-on-Swale opened in North Yorkshire in 1942 as a Bomber Command station in No. 6 (Royal Canadian Air Force) Group. It was home to the Canadian Nos. 424 and 433 Squadrons, which flew Vickers Wellingtons, Handley Page Halifaxes and finally Avro Lancasters on the offensive against Germany, losing many aircraft in the process. The station closed after the war and the land has returned to farming.
Sources: This page was compiled from publicly available historical sources, including RAF Skipton-on-Swale — Wikipedia and Skipton-on-Swale — Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. The text is original and has been written from factual source material; no source text has been copied unless specifically quoted and attributed.
Home to
- No. 424 Squadron (Tiger) — 6 Group
- No. 433 Squadron (Porcupine) — 6 Group
People connected to this base
14 persons cross-referenced to this airfield — through a posting here, a squadron based here, or aircrew who flew from it.
| Name | Rank | Connection | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Jack Beatty | Pilot Officer | Aircrew (squadron based here) | — |
| Atkins, Robert James | Pilot Officer | Aircrew (squadron based here) | — |
| Berry, John La Pointe | Pilot Officer | Aircrew (squadron based here) | — |
| Bolton, John Stanley | Sergeant | Aircrew (squadron based here) | — |
| Crosland, Alfred Hirst | Warrant Officer Class II | Aircrew (squadron based here) | — |
| Digney, Roderick Joseph | Flight Lieutenant | Aircrew (squadron based here) | — |
| Doig, John | Flying Officer | Aircrew (squadron based here) | — |
| Macaulay, Norman Alexander | Flying Officer | Aircrew (squadron based here) | — |
| Mason, John Ross | Flying Officer | Aircrew (squadron based here) | — |
| Metzler, Harry Warren | Squadron Leader | Aircrew (squadron based here) | — |
| Myles, George | Pilot Officer | Aircrew (squadron based here) | — |
| Paquin, Felix Frederic Florent | Flying Officer | Aircrew (squadron based here) | — |
| Rogers, Thomas James | Sergeant | Aircrew (squadron based here) | — |
| Stewart, Donald | Sergeant | Aircrew (squadron based here) | — |