RAF Driffield

Royal Air Force Station Driffield or RAF Driffield is a former Royal Air Force station located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) south west of Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire and 10.7 miles (17.2 km) north west of Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

The site was first opened in 1918 by the Royal Air Force (RAF) under the name of RAF Eastburn, before closing in early 1920. However in 1935 a new airfield was built for the RAF initially training bomber crews before closing in 1977 when the site was turned over to the British Army for use as an driving school being renamed Alamein Barracks.

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