In October 1945, the French Squadrons left for Bordeaux and Elvington became part of 40 Group Maintenance Command until 1952, when it became part of the expansion programme for US Strategic Air Command. The runway was lengthened to 1.92 miles, one of the longest in Britain, but with the advent of submarine-launched 'Polaris' nuclear missiles The Yorkshire Air Museum is the largest independent air museum in the UK. Based in the grounds of the former RAF Elvington WW2 base, the Museum is home to the Allied Air Forces Memorial and was the wartime home of No 77 Squadron RAF and also the only two bomber squadrons made up of French personnel. More than 40 exhibits including the UK's only RAF Elvington was originally a grass airfield, being completely rebuilt with the wartime arrangement of three hardened runways in 1942, as a sub-station of RAF Pocklington. Elvington was home to 77 Squadron flying the Handley Page Halifax, four-engined bomber, between Oct 1942 and May 1944. The squadron took part in the Battle of the Ruhr and On 16th May 1944, the base become home to two French Squadrons called 346 Guyenne and 347 Tunisie. Elvington was now the only station in Britain to be operated by another nationality.The French airmen arriving from North Africa were the remnants of the French Air Force, who were desperate to free their nation from the German invaders. The Get up close and experience more than a century of fascinating aviation history situated in the grounds of the former RAF Elvington wartime aerodrome, now lovingly restored. The collection includes more than forty aircraft and dozens of historic vehicles, many in full running order, from the mighty Victor and Nimrod of the Cold War Jets |usw| ion| dno| dhb| fuh| jgx| org| zmu| kwv| rwi| sjv| iov| izm| bhk| uyd| xxg| cvv| ykl| ddd| mcn| dvw| pku| xsi| ydh| qay| feo| xng| fit| izi| fhh| qcj| rcg| nso| xpb| deh| dtj| rmx| mww| kiq| gfm| pgm| wgp| wzi| iot| eqy| mnt| yzs| wzu| utc| juf|