LINTON-ON-OUSE

County

Pundit Code

Yorkshire

LO

General Information

Facilities

Opened

13 May 1937

Runways

3 Concrete

Closed

Currently in use by Royal Air Force

Hangers

5 – Type C

Elevation

43

feet

Contractor

Various

Squadrons and Units

Sqn/Unit

Group

From

To

Aircraft

51 Sqn

4 GP

20/04/38

09/12/39

Whitely II, III, IV

58 Sqn

4 GP

20/04/38

30/09/39

Heyford III, Whitely II, III, V

14/02/40

08/04/42

78 Sqn

4 GP

13/12/42

16/07/40

Whitley V, Halifax II

16/09/42

16/06/43

77 Sqn

4 GP

28/08/40

05/10/40

Whitley V

102 Sqn

4 GP

10/10/40

15/11/40

Whitely V

35 Sqn

4 GP

05/12/40

15/08/42

Halifax I, II

76 Sqn

4 GP

1/05/41

04/06/41

Halifax I, II, V

16/09/42

16/06/43

426 Sqn

6 GP

18/06/43

25/05/45

Lancaster II, Halifax III, VII

408 Sqn

6 GP

27/08/43

14/06/45

Halifax II, II, VII, Lancaster II, X

405 Sqn

8, 6 GP

26/05/45

16/06/45

Lancaster III, X

Points of Interest

Opened with full station status May 1937

Became No. 62 (RCAF) Base headquarter July 1943

Station Memorial

Unknown