RAF Doncaster
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For the Rugby Football Club, see Doncaster R.F.C.
Royal Air Force Doncaster or more simply RAF Doncaster, also referred to as Doncaster Aerodrome, is a former Royal Air Force station near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
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RAF Doncaster | |||||||||||
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Doncaster, South Yorkshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°30′50″N 001°06′36″W | ||||||||||
Type | Satellite Station[1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 93 Group RAF[1] | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1916 (1916) | ||||||||||
In use | January 1916 – 1954 (1954) | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | First World War European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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Elevation | 8 metres (26 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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