Thor Hammer Stages

History

Since we decided to run this rally we have been struggling to come up with a name. So some delving into the archives on the internet was called for. Whilst doing this we came up with the following bits of information.

Driffield airfield opened in 1936, and became a famous wartime airfield. During the later part of the Second World War, Handley Page Halifax bomber aircraft of No.466 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force) took off from Driffield’s 6,000ft runway to attack the heart of German occupied Europe.

After the war the aerodrome became home to a number of training schools and night-fighter squadrons, until flying ceased in 1959. RAF Driffield finally closed in 1977 and was handed over to the Royal Corps of Transport, who renamed the site Alamein Barracks.

The airfield at Driffield was also used for the deployment and repairs of Thor intermediate range ballistic missiles, during the cold war years, hence the naming of this event.

Should you require any further information then please visit the following websites:
                                                                                                                                            

www.driffieldaerodrome.co.uk

and

www.army.mod.uk/ate

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