By 1980 the ‘V-bomber’ Force Vulcans and later Victors had departed. The first air display at Finningley was held in September 1945. and then progressed to Avro Manchesters. The airfield was 7.5 miles (12.1 km) east of Stafford and bounded at the west and north by railways. This flight of aircraft is thought to have consisted of Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2c fighters. The Vulcan OCU stayed with RAF Finningley from June 1961 until December 1969. Spiller flying the Cessna 180, G-ASIT. And that includes a Robin DR.40 3A-MKQ from Cannes registered in Monaco.

[5] Also classed as a reserve squadron, No. Royal Air Force Finningley or RAF Finningley was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station at Finningley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. In its last years as an RAF station, Finningley was home to No. 7[1] and 102[2] RAF Squadrons moved in during August 1936 from RAF Worthy Down with Handley Page Heyfords, this was before the official opening date given in station records (3 September). 6 FTS an all-jet school. On 29 March 2011 XH558 returned to Doncaster airport and Finningley, and she was once again at her original home. The station straddled the historic county boundaries of both Nottinghamshire and the West Riding of Yorkshire. Thompsonfly were to be the initial operators along with Ryanair and Thomas Cook Airlines. In November the Wellingtons were moved to these satellites as hard runways were to be laid at Finningley. Arguably the most famous of the Finningley's Avro Vulcan Bombers was aircraft No XH558. Some additional domestic accommodation was provided to cater for a maximum 1,592 males and 459 females.

Yorkshire  UAS [University Air Squadron]   (Beagle Bulldogs), 1975:  (Vickers Varsitys, Hunting-Percival Jet Provosts &  H.S. Note: Pictures by the author, taken in June 2015. Royal Air Force Bircotes or more simply RAF Bircotes is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located within South Yorkshire and the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster and was formerly located within the boundary of Nottinghamshire. The first air display at Finningley was held in September 1945. The RAF Search and Rescue Wing was first formed at RAF Finningley in 1976, when two squadrons, No. Finningley's participation in RAF Bomber Command's offensive may have been short but the station played a vital part in finishing crews with operational training for the bombing role. [6], By August 1940 the critical war situation caused No. Gp Capt J Miller C.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., F.C.A. Low level navigation training took place on the BAC Jet Provost, eventually using the T.5A variant.

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