RAF Dalton

Royal Air Force Dalton or more simply RAF Dalton is a former Royal Air Force List of former Royal [Air Force stations|satellite station] located near to Dalton, North Yorkshire, England.
The airfield was by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. It was a satellite of nearby RAF Topcliffe.

History

RAF Dalton was home to No. [102 Squadron RAF|No. 102 Squadron] beginning in November 1941. No. 102 Squadron returned to Topcliffe in June 1942 and for a time Dalton hosted No. 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF flying Handley Page Halifaxes. The airfield was improved in 1942 and in early 1943 was allocated to No. 6 Group Royal Canadian Air Force. Canadian squadrons stationed here at one time or another included No. 428 Squadron, No. 424 Squadron, No. 420 Squadron, and No. 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF. The station also housed No. 1691 Bomber Gunnery Flight RCAF and its successor, No. 1695 Bomber Defence Training Flight RCAF, the last RCAF unit to serve at this station.
In November 1944, control passed from No. 6 Group to the new No. 7 Group. By August 1945 all units at Dalton were disbanded or transferred.

Current use

The aerodrome facilities are now being used for commercial and industrial uses.
A major employer on the estate is Severfield plc. In 2011, Severfield and Mace test assembled the Shard's spire on the airfield before breaking it down again for transport to London and final assembly.