RAF Driffield Abandoned Buildings and old Airsoft base

Driffield airfield (RAF Driffield, also known as Eastburn Landing Ground) was an airfield 280 kilometers north of London. Built in 1916 as RAF Eastburn 1935 changed to RAF Driffield used by Royal Air force from 1918-1977 British Army 1977-1996 Defence Training Estate 1996 on Also some of the site is now used for Airsoft The airfield was first built in 1916 as a base for Royal Flying Corps FE2b aircraft. They were tasked with intercepting German Zeppelin airship raids on England. Although a flight of 33 squadron was stationed at the airfield, they never managed to intercept and attack one of the raiders. The following year Eastburn (as it was then known) was selected to become a proper military air station. It was to be used by 3 and 27 Training Squadrons,which later formed 21 Training Depot Station. Driffield became a Bomber Command airfield, occupied by 58 and 215 Squadron, flying Vickers Virginia bombers under control of No. 3 Group. However, when 4 Group was formed in April 1937, Driffield was taken over by the new Group. The RAF expanded rapidly, and 215 Sqn's 'B' flight was used to form 75 Sqn. 58 Sqn had to move off the airfield in early spring 1937, only a few days after its 'B' flight had been used to form 51 Sqn. Driffield not large enough to house 4 squadrons, both 51 and 58 had to move out to RAF Boscombe Down.