RAF Elvington

Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England

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1942 — 1958 EV site, Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

Freebase entry^@

Location: 53.924444444, -0.971111111, ///hamper.structure.exacts, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS, eDoB,

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1408-02-28T00:00:00Z

Battle of Bramham Moor

1066-09-26T00:00:00Z

Battle of Fulford

1644-07-02T00:00:00Z

Battle of Marston Moor

1643-03-30T00:00:00Z

Battle of Seacroft Moor

1644-04-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Selby

1066-09-25T00:00:00Z

Battle of Stamford Bridge

1642-12-07T00:00:00Z

1461-03-29T00:00:00Z

0867-01-01T00:00:00Z

1644-07-16T00:00:00Z

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Frameless

Along the runway - geograph.org.uk - 566290

Apron at Elvington - geograph.org.uk - 566281

Boundary Fence, Elvington Airfield

Car trials at Elvington - geograph.org.uk - 566293

Driving onto the runway - geograph.org.uk - 566294

Elvington airfield - geograph.org.uk - 482395

Elvington Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 482413

End of the runway - geograph.org.uk - 566286

Portakabin and bath, Elvington Airfield

Racing at Elvington Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 11675

Towards the runway - geograph.org.uk - 566283

Victor V Bomber (Tanker), 2010

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Source

link		Freebase entry^@		Wikidata
conflict	1408	Battle of Bramham Moor	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1066	Battle of Fulford	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1644	Battle of Marston Moor	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Seacroft Moor	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1644	Battle of Selby	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1066	Battle of Stamford Bridge	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1642	Battle of Tadcaster	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1461	Battle of Towton	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	867	Battle of York	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1644	Siege of York	siege, google	Wikidata
bunker	1918	RAF Shipton	Royal Air Force station, air base, bunker, google	Wikidata
castle	1382	Sheriff Hutton Castle	quadrangular castle, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
museum	1942	Eden Camp Museum	independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
museum	1990	The Kohima Museum	independent museum, military museum, museum	Wikidata
museum	1998	The Second World War Experience Centre	military museum, google	Wikidata
museum	1885	Tower Street drill hall	drill hall, military museum, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
museum		York Army Museum	independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
museum		York Cold War Bunker	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, military museum, bunker, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
museum	1986	Yorkshire Air Museum and Allied Air Forces Memorial	military museum, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
tower	1245	Clifford's Tower	keep, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
walls		York city walls	city walls, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
image	2007	Along the runway - geograph.org.uk - 566290		Wikimedia
image	2007	Apron at Elvington - geograph.org.uk - 566281		Wikimedia
image	2011	Boundary Fence, Elvington Airfield		Wikimedia
image	2007	Car trials at Elvington - geograph.org.uk - 566293		Wikimedia
image	2007	Driving onto the runway - geograph.org.uk - 566294		Wikimedia
image	2007	Elvington airfield - geograph.org.uk - 482395		Wikimedia
image	2007	Elvington Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 482413		Wikimedia
image	2007	End of the runway - geograph.org.uk - 566286		Wikimedia
image	2011	Portakabin and bath, Elvington Airfield		Wikimedia
image	2003	Racing at Elvington Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 11675		Wikimedia
image	2007	Towards the runway - geograph.org.uk - 566283		Wikimedia
image	2010	Victor V Bomber (Tanker), 2010		Wikimedia

RAF Elvington

From Warlike Expounder

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