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RAF Marston Moor was a Royal Air Force airfield at Tockwith, North Yorkshire, during the Second World War. It was originally called RAF Tockwith, but confusion with RAF Topcliffe lead to the name change.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RAF Marston Moor )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RAF Marston Moor )〕 RAF Marston Moor and RAF Church Fenton were the closest airfields to West Yorkshire and would act as a defence should Leeds be attacked. As it happens Leeds was seldom bombed. Close by in West Yorkshire was HMS Ceres in Wetherby. This was an inland naval base. In 1943, Group Captain Leonard Cheshire was the Station Commander. Marston Moor was also in control of RAF Rufforth and RAF Riccall.〔 During the war, American actor Clark Gable was stationed at the airfield before being relocated to RAF Polebrook. ==Based units== 165 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU) using the Handley Page Halifax.〔 1652 HCU also with the Halifax between January 1942 and June 1945.〔 1665 HCU from RAF Saltby with Halifaxes and the Short Stirling before moving to RAF Linton-on-Ouse.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RAF Marston Moor )〕 No. 268 Maintenance Unit RAF between 1945 and 1949.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「RAF Marston Moor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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