RAF Acaster Malbis
| RAF Acaster Malbis | |||||||||||
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| Acaster Malbis, North Yorkshire in England | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command | ||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 53°52′36″N 001°07′11″W / 53.87667°N 1.11972°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1942 - 1957 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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| Elevation | 8 metres (26 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Acaster Malbis, or more simply RAF Acaster Malbis, is a former Royal Air Force station located 5.9 miles (9.5 km) south of York city centre and 5.7 miles (9.2 km) east of Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England. It was developed from a small grass airfield at the beginning of the Second World War and its main use was as a training base for RAF Bomber Command, before being used by RAF Maintenance Command from 1944 until 1957.