Hidden WW2 History At RAF Burn Airfield
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The first operational heavy bomber squadron was The Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) 431 (Iroquois) Squadron. The squadron was formed at RAF Burn in November 1942 leaving in July 1943 for RAF Tholthorpe near Boroughbridge with their Vickers Wellington X twin-engined bombers. 431 Squadron RCAF still exists today as 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, the “Snowbirds”. They are the Canadian equivalent of the RAF “Red Arrows”. During their 8 months at RAF Burn 431 squadron flew 320 missions, losing 17 aircraft and 85 crew.
The airfield then remained empty until December 1943, when 658 and 659 Army Observation Squadrons, flying the small Taylorcraft Auster III, made a brief stay before moving on to RAF Clifton. Another brief occupant was a detachment of the famous Hawker Hurricane aircraft from the Air Fighting Development unit.
Activity at the airfield increased dramatically during January 1944 as Burn Airfield prepared for its next occupants, 578 Squadron and their Handley Page Halifax bombers.
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