RAF Dalton

RAF Dalton

RAF Dalton was an airfield used by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. It was a satellite or sub-station of nearby RAF Topcliffe.

Dalton was home to No. 102 Squadron beginning in November 1941. No. 102 Squadron returned to Topcliffe in 1942 and for a time Dalton hosted No. 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU) flying Halifaxes. The airfield was improved in 1942 and in early 1943 was allocated to No. 6 Group Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Canadian squadrons stationed here at one time or another included No. 428 Squadron, No. 424 Squadron, No. 420 Squadron, and No. 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit (which moved to RAF Wombleton in October 1943).

In November 1944, control passed from No. 6 Group to the new No. 7 (Training) Group. By August 1945 all units at Dalton were disbanded or transferred. The aerodrome facitlities are now being used for commercial and industrial uses.

Operational units and aircraft

* 102 Squadron (1941-1942) - Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V, Handley Page Halifax II
* 420 Squadron (1943) - Vickers Wellington X
* 424 Squadron (1943) - Vickers Wellington X
* 428 Squadron (1942-1943) - Vickers Wellington III and X


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