RAF Leconfield
| RAF Leconfield | |||||||||||
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| Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire in England | |||||||||||
Sea King HAR3 of No. 202 Squadron (E-Flight) based at RAF Leconfield. | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Code | LC | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command 1936–39 & 1941–45 * No. 4 Group RAF * No. 6 Group RAF RAF Fighter Command 1939–41 & 1945-65 * No. 13 Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Condition | Closed | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°52′37″N 000°26′15″W / 53.87694°N 0.43750°W | ||||||||||
| Grid reference | TA030435 | ||||||||||
| Area | 296 hectares | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1936 & 1957 | ||||||||||
| In use | December 1936 – January 1977 | ||||||||||
| Fate | Transferred to British Army and became the Army School of Mechanical Transport, subsequently the Defence School of Transport. | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Past commanders | Group Captain John Hemingway | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: EGXV, WMO: 03382 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 8 metres (26 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Leconfield or more simply RAF Leconfield is a former Royal Air Force station located in Leconfield (near Beverley), East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
The site is now used by the MoD Defence School of Transport Leconfield or DST Leconfield.