Netherthorpe airfield is operated by sheffield aero club limited. A history of the airfield to the end of the second world war by north, roger, spurr, jim isbn. Sources for the history of netherthorpe contents books and pamphlets, etc. From flying school to youth charity, by way of wartime military gliders, ferry pilots, pioneering helicopters and arms smuggling. Netherthorpe airfield is located 2nm west by north of worksop. The british parliament were not consulted, let alone the british public, and yet we potentially all ended up on the.
It conformed to the standard requirements for as united states army air force bomber base, with three intersecting concrete runways and fifty hard standings. The 44yearold fatheroffour, of jesmond, newcastle, invited me to eshott yesterday friday for a guided tour of the airfield and a short flight around the area. The airfield grew in importance when an original company building aircraft at the h. This website is run entirely as a hobby and in my spare time, it is paid for out of my own pocket. As part of the aviation heritage trail series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of netherthorpe airfield francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. A norfolk airfield in the cold war first edition by gunn, peter b. Deenethorpe is well known as a microlight flexwing training centre. But the airfields owner, former military parachutist storm smith, strongly denies this, and claims to be acutely aware of the concerns of his neighbours.
A history of the airfield to the end of the second world war book online at best prices in india on. I can confirm no covert ops were carried out at netherthorpe, lysanders were utilised by 6 squadron in 1940 mainly for recce ops on the east coast. Flying started from the site in 1941 as raf edgehill. It is intended to bring together the various sources of information at events, squadrons, aircraft and personnel that have been involved in the site. The book is entitled raf winthorpe the story of an airfield 1939 1959 and it is the story of raf winthorpe from its beginnings to its demise as an raf station. Should you wish to leave a small donation towards the upkeep and ongoing running of the website, it is really appreciated. Netherthorpe airfield photos, maps, books, memories. It appears that nothing was set down to enable this happening in a binding contractual and legal framework. Our historic airfield 1916 2005 at the very heart of the community yesterday the airfield opened in 1916, to defend london against the german airship and bomber raids of the first world war, operational flying ceased in 1919, but restarted when the airfield became an operational raf fighter station once again in 1927. Three hudsons lost on missions to germany april 1945. History deenethorpe airfield other items articles events links news surveys tips other users feedback ukga membership about ukga. Several books on the wartime history of the raf refer to the detailed part played by raf hunsdon.
It was finally sold in 1963 and largely returned to agriculture. One of the greatest changes in warfare during 20th century was the growth of military aviation. The test used an exair france boeing 747100, and four similar sized bombs were detonated at the same time. The aerodrome is in the metropolitan borough of rotherham close to the village of thorpe salvin netherthorpe is operated by sheffield aero club. Tempsford airfield harrington aviation museum carpet. There are two flying organisations present, the sheffield aero club and phoenix flying. Before the second world war, deenethorpe airfield was just a patch of ground mainly used for farming. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. British aviation archaeological council research topics.
Raf sculthorpe was built as the second satellite airfield of raf west raynham a few miles to the south, the first being raf great massingham. History of harrington airfield harrington airfield, known as station 179 during ww2, was built by the 826th and 852nd engineer battalions of the us army as a class a airfield intended for heavy bomber use, the main runway length being approximately a mile. Work was started on the 9th of october 1940 and the airfield officially opened on the 4th of may 1941. Since our office and factory are in a rural area, our staff travel to work individually by car and we have enough space to maintain social distancing, so in consultation with our staff, we have decided to remain open for business unless government policy changes. As part of 1 group, raf coningsby is one of the three air defence fighter bases in the united kingdom. The book tells the fascinating history of raf defford from when part of the croome estate was first requisitioned in 1941 through the. A history of haddenham airfield the first seventy years. In 1997, the airfield was used by the federal aviation administration of the us and the civil aviation authority to conduct a test to study the effects of a terrorist planted bomb explosion on board a widebody aircraft such as had happened over lockerbie. The airfield has been the centre of operations for c10 airsports also known as skyrider supplies and fairlight engineering for approximately 20 years. Situated two miles to the southwest of lincoln, skellingthorpe was a bomber airfield within 5 group, which opened in late 1941. In the early 70s a number of major airshows were staged at north weald, including the very first international air tattoo in 1971. Welcome to uk airfields, this website is to show my photography of airfields, aircraft and aviation related memorials around the uk and overseas. This book describes the history of each airfield and highlights the major operations carried out from them. Some of the airfield buildings were utilised as industrial units, many timber storage sheds were built on the old runways and a council tip was established on the site.
Our friendly, experienced instructors and staff are on hand to help you achieve your dreams, from that one. Somerset airfields in the second world war british airfields in the. Including books on bomber command, ww2 airfields, raf pathfinders and victoria cross. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Within it you will find advice on their conservation and how you can contribute your knowledge to a growing body of knowledge on first and second world airfields. A pictorial history is available for purchase in the raf museum and at the national trust shop. I have been researching airfields and aviation memorials for a long time and i have. Nostalgic memories of netherthorpe airfields local history. After the war, deenethorpe was used as a raf recruiting centre, and later for several years the control tower was used as a lookout post by the local royal observer corps. The history of harrington airfield harrington aviation.
This is the story of a small airfield in rural buckinghamshire which has had a remarkably varied history in its seventy years of existence. Sheffield, south yorkshire, north east derbyshire and north nottinghamshires nearest flying school. A small corner of the airfield was used by a crop dusting firm and in 1989, the real aeroplane company moved in and so began the regeneration of the airfield that we know today. The effects of the war on the daily lives of the people of. For anyone who finds the history of the raf interesting this book by jonathan faconer tells the stories of the fieldscumairfields the squadrons used to launch. History of aerodrome dunsfold airfield history society. Books multiple airfields history of manston airfield. A history of the airfield to the end of the second world war. Initially wellington bombers used the airfield for flying practice, but occasionally supplying aircraft and crew for operational bombing raids. Jim baldwin publishing solutions of fakenham, raf sculthorpe and norfolk, uk specialises in books about the local history of fakenham, raf sculthorpe and norfolk.
The history is a little older circa 1915 when it was built as an air board acceptance park for the delivery by road of military aircraft. Station history the casual bystander on lincolns birchwood estate would be hard pressed to recognise that they were standing on what was once a major bomber station. Since its construction in 1942, dunsfold aerodrome has always been cloaked in. History of the airfield the kart club shares the airfield with the present shenington gliding club. The unit took trains and trucks to katherine, in the northern territory, arriving there 19 20 february 1942. Sheffield aero club at netherthorpe near to worksop is probably the longest established flying training school and airfield in south yorkshire and the only local club with our own airfield. Raf coningsby, having started life as a wartime bomber airfield, has now evolved into the rafs foremost fighter base, responsible for the evolution of the services air defence tactics and doctrine. At that time the airfield, in common with others, had no fixed runways, the letters nt were whitewashed into the. From 19421945 it was used by the united states army air forces 401st bombardment group heavy. The airfield was put into care and maintenance in 1964, but came back to life when it had a starring role in the epic film the battle of britain.
The definitive history of the raf airfield fro 1917 to 1940. For mail order please get in touch using our contact dahg form. The following organisations are either based at, use andor have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield as at 01092011. Visitors are very welcome where full catering facilities are on offer. Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. This site is dedicated to the history of manston airfield, in kent from its first official usage back in 1916. Complete training from beginner to solo in instructors aircraft, all with c10. Deenethorpe airfield is situated in north east northamptonshire near the village of deene. The 808th initially camped at camp darley in melbourne. No airline or other flying establishment has ever actually resided here since then but this normally unmanned airfield sees a steady stream of private visitors landing in light aircraft, microlights and helicopters in connection with tourism in the area. The 808th engineer aviation battalion arrived at melbourne aboard the u. Schofield conyers nesbit arctic airmen 2005 p ward airfield focus booklet gms 1994 sutton bridge.
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