RAF Tholthorpe
England — County: Yorkshire
About
RAF Tholthorpe opened in North Yorkshire in 1940 and became a Bomber Command station in No. 6 (Royal Canadian Air Force) Group. It was home to the Canadian Nos. 420 “Snowy Owl” and 425 “Alouette” Squadrons, which flew Handley Page Halifaxes — and finally Avro Lancasters — on the offensive against Germany, losing many aircraft. The station closed in 1945; the land returned to farming, and a Canadian granite memorial honours the airmen who flew from it.
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- No. 420 Squadron (Snowy Owl) — 6 Group
- No. 425 Squadron (Alouette) — 6 Group
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