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Royal Air Force Pocklington or more simply RAF Pocklington was an operational flying station of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, forming part of RAF Bomber Command, and operating primarily Vickers Wellington and Handley Page Halifax bombers. The station, adjacent to the town of Pocklington at grid referenceSE790485, opened in 1941, and was closed in 1946.[1] After a return to agricultural use, the station now forms an industrial estate and a restricted use airfield for a gliding club.