RAF Misson

RAF Misson
near Finningley, South Yorkshire, England
RAF Misson is located in Nottinghamshire
RAF Misson
RAF Misson
Coordinates53°28′12″N 0°56′28″W / 53.470°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

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.

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][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ Is there really any future in fracking? The Times, 4 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022