Owthorne
OWTHORNE: Military aerodrome
(Aka OWTHORNE AERODROME, OWTHORNE LANDING GROUND, RFC OWTHORNE & RAF OWTHORNE)
These three pictures are from my Google Earth © derived database.
Operated by: Royal Flying Corps, later Royal Air Force
33 Sqdn (Royal Aircraft Factory B.E. 2 and F.E.2. Later Bristol F.2 Fighter, possibly Avro 504)
76 Sqdn (Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 and B.E.12. Later Bristol F.2B Fighter)
251 Sqdn (Airco DH.6)
No.506 (Special Duty) Flight (Airco DH.6, possibly later Airco DH.9?)
Location: Just W of Withernsea, N of the B1362, about 13.5nm E of Hull city centre
Period of operation: 1917 to 1919
Site area: 400 acres 457 X 274 grass
NOTES: We have Mr Graham Frost, a great friend of this 'Guide', to thank for pointing out this location. Have to say that I was a bit surprised in that I would have expected a military aerodrome in this location to be operated by the RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service). They being tasked, at the outbreak of WW1 with the aerial defence of the U.K. The RFC, (Royal Flying Corps), being sent, in western Europe at least, to Belgium and especially northern France. Initially on reconnaissance duties.
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