RAF Driffield
| RAF Driffield RAF Eastburn Driffield Training Area | |||||||||||
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| Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire in England | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station * Parent station 1936–43 * 43 Base HQ 1943–45 | ||||||||||
| Code | DR | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | 1918–1920 Royal Air Force 1936–1977 Royal Air Force 1977–1992 British Army 1992–1996 Royal Air Force 1996–present Defence Training Estate | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 2 Group RAF * No. 4 Group RAF * No. 6 Group RCAF | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°59′41″N 000°29′11″W / 53.99472°N 0.48639°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1918 as RAF Eastburn 1935 as RAF Driffield | ||||||||||
| In use | July 1936 – 1996 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 19 metres (62 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Driffield or RAF Driffield is a former Royal Air Force station in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. It lies about 2 miles (3 km) south-west of Driffield and 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Beverley. It is now operated by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, as the Driffield Training Area.