RAF Leconfield

England

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Photograph of RAF Leconfield
ⓘ licence & creditGareth Davies from York, United Kingdom / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RAF_Leconfield_Sea_King.jpg

About

RAF Leconfield, near Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, opened in 1936 as a Bomber Command station and over its long life alternated between bomber and fighter roles. Its early Armstrong Whitworth Whitleys gave way in wartime to a Canadian-manned No. 6 Group bomber role and, in other periods, to fighter squadrons flying Supermarine Spitfires; after the war it became a fighter and weapons-training base flying Hawker Hunters and English Electric Lightnings. The RAF gave it up in 1977, since when it has served the Army as Normandy Barracks, home to the Defence School of Transport.

Photographs

The Polish Air Force in the United Kingdom, 1939-1947. The first four Polish recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross No 303 Polish Fighter Squadron RAF, wearing their awards after a presentation ceremony by Air Marshal W Sholto-Douglas at [Leconfield](/airfields/6232/), Yorkshire. Left to right: * Squadron Leader Witold Urbanowicz * Pilot Officer Jan Zumbach * Pilot Officer Mirosław Ferić * Flying Officer Zdzisław Henneberg
ⓘ licence & creditRoyal Air Force official photographer, Tovey P H F (Mr) / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Polish_Air_Force_in_the_United_Kingdom,_1939-1947._CH1840.jpgView source & full licence →
AWM caption : YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1944-01-20. HALIFAX AIRCRAFT BELONGING TO NO. 466 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION [LECONFIELD](/airfields/6232/), BEING REFUELLED PREPARATORY TO SETTING OFF FOR A RAID ON BERLIN.
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AWM caption : YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1944-01-20. OFFICERS AND AIRMEN AT A HALIFAX NO. 466 SQUADRON RAAF, AT RAF STATION [LECONFIELD](/airfields/6232/), WAVING EACH AIRCRAFT OFF AS IT SETS OUT FOR BERLIN. Comment : This is obviously in daylight : missions to Berlin in winter would have taken off in darkness.
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AWM caption : YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1944-01-20. A HALIFAX AIRCRAFT BELONGING TO NO. 466 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION [LECONFIELD](/airfields/6232/).
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AWM caption : RAF Station [Leconfield](/airfields/6232/), Yorkshire, England. C. 1943-11. The Commanding Officer, 141 Wing Commander D. T. Forsyth of Vic, and some of the Australian members of [No. 466 Squadron](/squadrons/82/) RAAF are shown inspecting one of the newly-arrived Halifax aircraft they are to fly. From left: * The CO D. T. Forsyth of Vic * 403718 Flying Officer (FO) C. Chapman, bombing leader, of Sydney, NSW * 6569 Flight Sergeant D. H. L. Hely of Sarina, Qld * 420411 Sergeant J. Wade of Kyogle, NSW * 412787 Flight Sergeant H. Wills of Sydney, NSW * 412463 FO F. W. Mack of Narromine, NSW.
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AWM caption : YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1944-01-20. CREW OF A HALIFAX AIRCRAFT OF NO. 466 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION [LECONFIELD](/airfields/6232/), BESIDE THEIR AIRCRAFT ON RETURN FROM A RAID ON GERMANY. LEFT TO RIGHT, STANDING: * SERGEANT (SGT) ERIC FERRIS, RAF, ENGINEER * FLIGHT SERGEANT (F SGT) DICK CROSSMAN, RAAF, WIRELESS OPERATOR * F SGT ALAN BODY, RAAF, NAVIGATOR * SGT ROY BARLI, RAF, MID UPPER GUNNER * FLYING OFFICER FRANK DOAK, RAAF, PILOT FRONT: * SGT TONY BATTANTA, RAAF, BOMB AIMER * SGT PETER DARAGAN, RAF, REAR GUNNER
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AWM caption : YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1944-01-17. RAAF AND RAF MEMBERS OF HALIFAX NO. 466 SQUADRON RAAF, BASED AT RAF STATION [LECONFIELD](/airfields/6232/), PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.
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AWM caption : Yorkshire, England. 1944-01-17. The crew of a Halifax aircraft of [No. 466 Squadron](/squadrons/82/) RAAF, at RAF Station [Leconfield](/airfields/6232/). They were formerly a Wellington aircraft crew. Left to right: * 420171 Flight Sergeant (F Sgt) W. D. Flett, of Homebush, NSW * 413427 Flying Officer (FO) C. W. Reynolds, of Chatswood, NSW * 420590 Sgt N. M. Page, Dulwich Hill, NSW * 423116 FO H. R. Hoare, of Strathfield, NSW * Sgt E. G. Beldin, RAF, of Carshalton, England
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AWM caption : YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1944-01-20. CREW OF A HALIFAX AIRCRAFT OF NO. 466 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION [LECONFIELD](/airfields/6232/), BESIDE THEIR AIRCRAFT ON RETURN FROM A RAID ON GERMANY. LEFT TO RIGHT, STANDING: * SERGEANT (SGT) ERIC FERRIS, RAF, ENGINEER * FLIGHT SERGEANT (F SGT) DICK CROSSMAN, RAAF, WIRELESS OPERATOR * F SGT ALAN BODY, RAAF, NAVIGATOR * SGT ROY BARLI, RAF, MID UPPER GUNNER * FLYING OFFICER FRANK DOAK, RAAF, PILOT FRONT: * SGT TONY BATTANTA, RAAF, BOMB AIMER * SGT PETER DARAGAN, RAF, REAR GUNNER
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AWM caption : RAF Station [Leconfield](/airfields/6232/), Yorkshire, England. C. 1943-11. Australian members of the ground crew of [No. 466 Squadron](/squadrons/82/) RAAF work on an engine of a newly-arrived Halifax bomber aircraft. Watching the Australian ground-crew is New Zealander Flight Lieutenant L. B. Renolds DFC and the men on the engine are, left to right: * 25078 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) W. Aikenhead of Brisbane, Qld * 21287 Corporal (Cpl) Cox of Newcastle, NSW * LAC W. Stephens of Perth, WA * 10125 Flight Sergeant S. E. Rowe of [Melbourne](/airfields/6260/), Vic
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People connected to this base

7 persons cross-referenced to this airfield — through a posting here, a squadron based here, or aircrew who flew from it.

NameRankConnectionDates
Edwards, Allan James Flight Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Loftus, Geoffrey David Flight Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
McCormack, Bernard Rex Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Purdy, Wilmot Thomas Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Ross, Jack Kenneth Flight Lieutenant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Sangerhaus, Henry William Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Waghorn, Bryan Dickson Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —