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The Battle of Britain – a tale of two medals
On August 15, 1940, as part of a major Luftwaffe raid across the north of England, RAF Driffield was attacked. Sergeant Dupee's citation....
Mark Appleby
Sep 151 min read
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Cold War recollections from RAF Driffield
Some great stories from the Cold War days at RAF Driffield from Dave O'Connell. Dave kindly gave me permission to re-post here, as his...
Mark Appleby
Apr 115 min read
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The August 1940 air raid - seen from both sides
Adapted from an article originally written by Phillip Rhodes and published in the Driffield Times newspaper on August 16, 2000. Â For...
Mark Appleby
Aug 15, 20246 min read
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Sonic boom time - and Royalty at RAF Driffield
As mentioned in the book Strong Foundations: Driffield's Aerodrome from 1917 to 2000 by Geoff Simmons and Barry Abraham, August 1954 ‘had...
Mark Appleby
Aug 2, 20242 min read
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