RAF Finningley [entry point]

RAF Finningley [entry point]

RAF Finningley was a Bomber Command station located in Yorkshire 4 miles (6 kms) south-east of Doncaster.

See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby

It opened in 1936 and by September 1939 RAF Finningley was in 5 Group with 7 Squadron and 76 Squadron with Hampdens but three weeks later both were replaced by 106 Squadron in a training role with Hampdens and Ansons. In February 1941 106 Squadron was replaced by 25 Operational Training Unit with Wellingtons and Manchesters. RAF Finningley transferred to 1 Group in February 1942 and training focussed on Wellingtons. In February 1943 18 Operational Training Unit moved in, also  with Wellingtons, and remained at the station until late 1944. It was replaced by the Bomber Command Instructors School with Lancasters, Halifaxes and Wellingtons. The site is now Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Refinements:
   
Artwork                            Text
Map                                Text. Correspondence
Map. Navigation chart and log      Text. Diary
Moving image                       Text. Log book and record book
Photograph                         Text. Memoir
Physical object                    Text. Personal research
Physical object. Clothing          Text. Poetry
Physical object. Decoration        Text. Service material
Sound                              Text. Training material
Technical aid

Item type refinement is covered in the FAQ section, questions 12 and 13. The Archive also comes with a range of tools for searching and browsing content: please see the help page.