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Cold War recollections from RAF Driffield
Some great stories from the Cold War days at RAF Driffield from Dave O'Connell. Dave kindly gave me permission to re-post here, as his...
Mark Appleby
Apr 115 min read
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The August 1940 air raid - seen from both sides
Adapted from an article originally written by Phillip Rhodes and published in the Driffield Times newspaper on August 16, 2000. Â For...
Mark Appleby
Aug 15, 20246 min read
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Sonic boom time - and Royalty at RAF Driffield
As mentioned in the book Strong Foundations: Driffield's Aerodrome from 1917 to 2000 by Geoff Simmons and Barry Abraham, August 1954 ‘had...
Mark Appleby
Aug 2, 20242 min read
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Appeal for information - amateur historians assemble!
Welshman Chris Pickering, now resident in France, is hoping to find out more about an aircrash close to RAF Driffield in which his late...
Mark Appleby
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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