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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 15, 20251 min read
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 11, 20255 min read
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. For...
Mark Appleby
Aug 15, 20246 min read
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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