RAF Misson

The site of the former RAF Misson, Nottinghamshire, is located 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-east of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of the former RAF Finningley airfield.

RAF Misson
near Finningley, South Yorkshire, England
RAF Misson
Coordinates53.470°N 0.941°W / 53.470; -0.941
TypeMissile site
Site information
Controlled by United Kingdom
Open to
the public		No
Site history
Built1959 (1959)
In use1960–1963

History

The site was used as a bombing range by the Operational Training Units (OTUs) of RAF Finningley until 1948.[1] Between October 1960 and June 1963, No 94 (Surface to Air Missile) Squadron (No 94 (SAM) Sqn) RAF operated on the site with Bristol Bloodhound I missiles under the control of the Tactical Command Centre at RAF Lindholme.[2][3]

Current use

The site is now private property but the concrete stands are still visible from the area. L. Jackson & Co.Ltd is situated on the site and supplies surplus military vehicles and equipment.[1] The former site is proposed as a fracking location for the extraction of natural gas.[4]

See also

References
  1. Osborne, Mike (2014). "Appendix 7 - aviation related sites". Defending Nottinghamshire : the Military Landscape from Prehistory to the Present. The History Press: New York. pp. 140–141. ISBN 9780750957137.
  2. Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
  3. Craine, Simon; Ryan, Noel (2011). "Protection from the cold" : cold war protection in preparedness for nuclear war. Wildtrack. p. 231. ISBN 9781904098195.
  4. "Former Misson missile site closer to a fracking future". Retford Times. 17 January 2015. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015.
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