Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield

Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield is located 1.5NM east of Sherburn-in-Elmet village and 5.5NM west of Selby, North Yorkshire, England.Wartime historyDuring the Second World War it was used as a Royal Air Force station. From 1940 Blackburn Aircraft used a Ministry of Aircraft Production factory here to build 1699 Fairey Swordfish naval torpedo aircraft.The Armed Forces Experimental Establishment (AFEE) was moved from RAF Ringway to Sherburn on 17 June 1942. It was charged with the development of means of delivering allied armed forces to the war front by Military gliders and other means. The AFEE moved to RAF Beaulieu on 4 January 1945.Post-war operationsPost-war, Sherburn has been used by private pilots and by aero clubs for training and leisure flying. The Yorkshire Aeroplane Club was based here for many years and organised several international air rallies in the early 1950s.In addition to the listed runways, there is a closed/un-maintained 1950m paved former runway parallel to, and about 95m northwest of, the current 06/24 grass runway.