TOPCLIFFE

County

Pundit Code

Yorkshire

TP

General Information

Facilities

Opened

September 1940

Runways

3 Concrete

Closed

Currently in use by the Army Air Corps and Royal Air Force. Soon to become hone of Air Cadets 645 Volunteer Gliding School, flying Vigilant motor gliders

Hangers

5 – Type C

Elevation

81

feet

Contractor

Henry Boot Ltd

Squadrons and Units

Sqn/Unit

Group

From

To

Aircraft

77 Sqn

4 GP

05/10/40

05/0941

Whitley V

102 Sqn

4 GP

15/11/40

15/11/41

Whitley V

405 Sqn

4 GP

07/08/42

25/10/42

Halifax II

01/03/43

06/03/43

419 Sqn

6 GP

18/08/42

01/10/42

Wellington II, III

424 Sqn

4, 6 GP

15/10/42

08/04/43

Wellington III, X

1659 HCU

7 GP

03/43

09/45

Halifax III, Lancaster X

Points of Interest

Opened with full station status September 1940

Closed for rebuilding November 1941

Reopened June 1942

Became No. 6 (RCAF) Training Base Headquarters January 1943

Became No. 61 (RCAF) Training Base Headquarters January 1943

Became No. 76 (RCAF) Training Base Headquarters November 1944

Station Memorial

Unknown