Stretton-under-Fosse
Note: This map only gives the position of Stretton-under-Fosse village within the UK. If anybody can kindly give a more exact location for the WW1 airfield, this advice will be most welcome.
STRETTON-under-FOSSE: Military Landing Ground (also known as RUGBY)
Military user: RFC (Royal Flying Corps)
38 [Home Defence] Sqdn (Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2c and FE.2b types)
Location: Probably W of the B4455, (the Romans built the Fosse Way), S of the B4112, N of the A45, about 5nm WSW of Rugby town centre and about 7nm ESE to SE of Coventry city centre
Period of operation: 1916 to 1917
NOTES: I find this very interesting indeed. To date I have around 2,000 military flying sites listed as being operational, in the U.K.. during WW1 - and, I think, every location being identified. But, for some odd reason, not so in this case. (At least by 2025). Mike Holder. a great friend of this 'Guide', decided to have a look, and has told me that, he "has failed miserably." Being once a RAF navigator on Vulcans, Comets and Nimrods, if anybody can find a place - he can.
All he has found, so far, are the following items:
Excerpt One is from the Four Prop website, RAF in Warwickshire. Excerpts Two and Three are from the Warwickshire World web-site. As can be seen on the modern map, Mike has identified three likely locations.
As always, if anybody can kindly offer advice, this will be most welcome.
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