Group Communications Flight. For the summer of 1945, RAF Rufforth was home to No. 8 ACHU (Air Crew Holding Unit). Other non-flying units based at RAF Rufforth in the 1940s and 1950s included No. 5131 Bomb Disposal Squadron, No.54 and No. 60 Maintenance Units. Units based at RAF Rufforth Aircraft losses A total of 18 aircraft flying from RAF Rufforth were lost in accidents including one at Bishop Wilton Wold. Post war RAF Rufforth was home to 642 Gliding School for several years whilst being part of No. 60 Maintenance Unit RAF, the RAF left in 1974 and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) sold the site in 1981. The historic airfield site is split into two parts. Rufforth East based on the eastern part of the site is surrounded by an arable farm owned by the Becketts, a local farming family who own the airfield. A number of hangars house resident aircraft including Microlights, Autogyros and Fixed Wing aircraft. Aircraft operate off the 05/23 runway which is ~500 metres long using a north–south link taxiway to get from the apron to the runway. Occasionally the taxiway is utilised by Autogyros when the wind is from the North or South due to their ability to land short, typically requiring only 0–20 metres of runway length to stop. Flight training is provided by resident instructors and LAA Coaches for Microlight, Fixed Wing aircraft and Autogyros. The airfield has an onsite café with an outdoor terrace. The other hard runway 10/28 at Rufforth East is used to offer courses in stunt riding and also used by the Police for advanced driving including tactical pursuit training. The perimeter track of Rufforth East is used by a motorcycle training academy offering courses to motorcyclists to enhance safety. Rufforth West is owned by The York Gliding Centre, a Community Action Sports Club, which operates a small fleet of single and two seat gliders off runway 17/35 and the west end of runway 05/23. Pilots visiting Rufforth West, must ring the club for prior permission to land and must not overfly Rufforth East or Rufforth village to the north of the airfield. The centre section of runway 05/23 was dug up, and the land returned to agricultural use. Runway 11/29 is disused and is occasionally used by a local motorcycle safety training company for safety courses. Airline TV series The ITV fictional drama series "Airline" was partially