RAF Carnaby
| RAF Carnaby | |||||||
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| Carnaby, East Riding of Yorkshire in England | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Emergency Diversion Runway | ||||||
| Code | KQ | ||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 4 Group RAF | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 54°03′39″N 000°15′42″W / 54.06083°N 0.26167°W | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1943/44 | ||||||
| Built by | John Laing & Son Ltd | ||||||
| In use | March 1944 – 1945 1959 – 1963 | ||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Royal Air Force Carnaby or more simply RAF Carnaby is a former Royal Air Force emergency landing strip that offered crippled bombers a safe place to land near the English coast during the Second World War. It was situated 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire.