RAF Rufforth [entry point]

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RAF Rufforth was a Bomber Command station located in Yorkshire, 6 miles (10 kms) west from York.

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It opened as part of 4 Group in November 1942 when 158 Squadron with Halifaxes arrived, staying until February 1943. It was replaced by the Halifaxes of 1663 Heavy Conversion Unit which remained at the station until May 1945 although both it, and the station, transferred to 7 Group in November 1944.

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Terry Hancock

Nigel Moore

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“RAF Rufforth [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/6466.

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