RAF Burn [entry point]

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RAF Burn was a Bomber Command station located in Yorkshire, 2 miles (3 kms) south of Selby.

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1653 Heavy Conversion Unit with B-24s used RAF Burn briefly before the station officially opened in November 1942 as part of 4 Group. 431 Squadron was formed with Wellingtons, staying until July 1943. The station remained non-operational until January 1944 when 578 Squadron with Halifaxes arrived. The squadron was disbanded in April 1945.

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Terry Hancock

Nigel Moore

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“RAF Burn [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/6400.

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