Doncaster Sheffield Airport a finishing school for new crews of the larger aircraft in Bomber Command; only a few combat missions took off from Finningley. The Cold War saw the airfield's importance rise when it was used for nuclear-armed Vulcan bombers. Training once again became the priority in the 1970s and 1980s before the airport was decommissioned in 1995. Following the ending of scheduled services from Sheffield City Airport, the former RAF Finningley was reopened as Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) in April 2005, after low-cost flights and rising passenger demand made a new commercial airport feasible. The name of the airport
Doncaster Greyhound Track nights and an inside hare was used. The site was demolished in 1986 and today is the area covered by 'Clearwell Croft' and 'The Leas'. Doncaster Greyhound Track The Doncaster Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in Doncaster. It was sometimes incorrectly referred to as Sprotbrough Greyhound Track due to its location near the Sprotbrough Road. It is not to be confused with the current Doncaster Greyhound Stadium near Stainforth which for many years operated as Stainforth Greyhounds until adopting the Doncaster name after the original stadium closed in 1986. In 1928 Sprotbrough west of Doncaster was another site