Royal Flying Corps airfields
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A list of Airfields of the Royal Flying Corps.
British Isles
Name | From | To | Current County | Country | Current use |
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Andover | August 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Hampshire | England | British Army Headquarters |
Anwick | September 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
Ashington | October 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Northumberland | England | Potland Burn Surface Mine |
Ayr | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Ayrshire | Scotland | Ayr Racecourse |
Bacton | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Norfolk | England | |
Baldonnel | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Co. Dublin | Ireland | Headquarters Irish Air Corps |
Beaulieu | 1914 | 1 April 1918 | Hampshire | England | Open land |
Beaumont Landing Ground | 1916 | 1916 | Essex | England | |
Beddington Aerodrome | January 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | Housing |
Bekesbourne | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | |
Beverley Aerodrome | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | East Yorkshire | England | Beverley Racecourse[1] |
Bicester | January 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Oxfordshire | England | Bicester Airfield |
Biggin Hill | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | London Biggin Hill Airport |
Bogton | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Ayrshire | Scotland | |
Boscombe Down | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Wiltshire | England | Military airfield |
Bournes Green Landing Ground | 1917 | 1917 | Essex | England | |
Bracebridge Heath Landing Ground | 1918 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Industry/Agriculture |
Braceby Landing Ground | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | |
Braintree Landing Ground | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Essex | England | |
Brattleby (Cliff) | 1916 | 1917 | Lincolnshire | England | RAF Scampton (flying) |
Brentingby | 1916 | 1916 | Leicestershire | England | Farmland |
Brooklands Landing Ground | 1914 | 1 April 1918 | Surrey | England | Brooklands Museum |
Broomfield Court | 1916 | 1916 | Essex | England | |
Brough Landing Ground | 1916 | 1916 | East Yorkshire | England | |
Buckminster | 1 October 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
Burgh Castle Landing Ground | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Suffolk | England | |
Burnham-on-Crouch | 1916 | Essex | England | Farmland | |
Bury/Ramsey | September 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Cambridgeshire | England | Farmland/Housing/Industry |
Bury St Edmunds Landing Ground | 1916 | 1916 | Suffolk | England | |
Calshot Naval Air Station | 29 March 1913 | July 1914 | Isle of Wight | England | Calshot Activities Centre |
Castle Bromwich | 1918 | 1 April 1918 | West Midlands | England | Industry/ Housing |
Catterick | September 1914 | 1 April 1918 | North Yorkshire | England | Marne Barracks |
Chattis Hill | 1917 | 1918 | Hampshire | England | |
Chiddingstone Causeway | December 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Open land |
Coal Aston | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Yorkshire | England | |
Collinstown | 1 April 1918 | Co. Dublin | Ireland | Dublin Airport | |
Copmanthorpe | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | North Yorkshire | England | |
Coventry (Radford) | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Warwickshire | England | |
Cramlington | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Northumberland | England | |
Curragh Camp | 1913 | 1 April 1918 | Co. Kildare | Ireland | Irish Army barracks |
Detling | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | |
Didsbury | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Lancashire | England | |
Doncaster | 1916 | 1918 | South Yorkshire | England | Doncaster Racecourse |
Dover (Swingate Down) | 1914 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | |
Eastburn | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | East Yorkshire | England | Alamein Barracks |
Easton-on-the-Hill | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Northamptonshire | England | RAF Wittering (flying) |
East Retford | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Nottinghamshire | England | |
Edzell | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Angus | Scotland | Farmland |
Elmswell (Great Ashfield) | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Suffolk | England | |
Elsham | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland/Industrial estate |
Farnborough | 1912 | 1 April 1918 | Hampshire | England | Farnborough Airport |
Feltwell | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Norfolk | England | |
Fermoy | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
Filton | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Gloucestershire | England | Bristol Filton Airport |
Finningley | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | South Yorkshire | England | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield |
Folkestone/Hawkinge | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Housing/Kent Battle of Britain Museum |
Ford Farm/Old Sarum | August 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Wiltshire | England | Old Sarum Airfield |
Ford (Junction)/Yapton | 1 March 1918 | 1 April 1918 | West Sussex | England | HM Prison Ford |
Goldhanger | March 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Essex | England | Housing/Open land |
Goldington Aerodrome | October 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Bedfordshire | England | Housing |
Gormanstown | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Co. Meath | Ireland | Irish Army barracks |
Gosberton | 1 October 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | |
Gosport, Fort Grange | July 1914 | 1 April 1918 | Hampshire | England | HMS Sultan |
Goxhill | ? | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland/Industrial estate |
Grantham | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Prince William of Gloucester Barracks |
Hainault Farm | October 1914 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | Farmland |
Halton | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Buckinghamshire | England | RAF Halton (flying) |
Harpswell | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland/ Museum |
Harlaxton | Nov 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
Harrietsham | December 1916 | ? | Kent | England | ? |
Hendon Aerodrome | November 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | Royal Air Force Museum London Housing |
Heathfield | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Ayrshire | Scotland | Housing/Retail |
Hingham | 1916 | 1917 | Norfolk | England | |
Hooton Park | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Cheshire | England | Museum & Vauxhall car factory |
Hove | East Sussex | England | |||
Hucknall Aerodrome | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Nottinghamshire | England | Housing |
Hounslow Heath Aerodrome | 14 October 1914 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | Open land |
Hylton | October 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Tyne & Wear | England | Nissan car factory North East Aircraft Museum |
Jesson (Hythe) | September 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Farmland |
Joyce Green | Kent | England | Open land | ||
Kenley | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | RAF Kenley |
Lake Down | 1917 | 1919 | Wiltshire | England | Open land |
Larkhill | 1912 | 1914 | Wiltshire | England | (MoD land) – Artillery training |
Leadenham | September 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland/Quarry |
Leavesden Aerodrome | Hertfordshire | England | Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden Housing | ||
Lilbourne | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Warwickshire | England | Open land |
London Colney | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Hertfordshire | England | de Havilland Aircraft Museum |
Lopcombe Corner | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Wiltshire | England | |
Lydd St Mary | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | |
Lympne | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | |
Manston | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Manston Airport |
Manton | December 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
Marden | January 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Farmland |
Marham | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Norfolk | England | RAF Marham (flying)[2] |
Marske-by-the-Sea | December 1917 | 1 April 1918 | North Yorkshire | England | Housing |
Martlesham Heath | October 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Suffolk | England | Housing |
Mattishall | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Norfolk | England | |
Melton Mowbray | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Leicestershire | England | |
Mill Farm Night Landing Ground | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
Molesworth | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Cambridgeshire | England | RAF Molesworth (non-flying) |
Montrose Air Station | 26 February 1913 | 1 April 1918 | Angus | Scotland | Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre |
Narborough | August 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Norfolk | England | RAF Marham (flying)[3] |
Netheravon | 16 June 1913 | 1 April 1918 | Wiltshire | England | AAC Netheravon until 2012 |
North Coates Fitties | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland/Housing North Coates Flying Club |
North Killingholme | July 1914 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland/Industry |
North Weald | August 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Essex | England | North Weald Airfield |
Northolt | 3 May 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | RAF Northolt (flying) |
Perton | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Staffordshire | England | Housing |
Plungar | Leicestershire | England | |||
Red House Farm | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Wiltshire | England | MoD Boscombe Down (flying) |
Ripon | 15 September 1916 | 1 April 1918 | North Yorkshire | England | Ripon Racecourse |
Rochford | 1914 4 June 1916 |
May 1915 1 April 1918 |
Essex | England | London Southend Airport |
Saundby Aerodrome (Gainsborough)[4] | December 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Nottinghamshire | England | Farmland |
Scalford | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Leicestershire | England | |
Seaton Carew | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Co. Durham | England | Industrial estate |
Sedgeford | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Norfolk | England | Farmland |
Shawbury | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Shropshire | England | RAF Shawbury (flying) |
Shotwick | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Flintshire | Wales | MoD Sealand (non-flying) |
South Carlton | November 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
Southfields | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Northumberland | England | HM Prisons Acklington & Castington |
Stirling | 1916 | 1918 | Stirling | Scotland | Farmland |
Stow Maries Aerodrome | September 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Essex | England | Heritage Site |
Sutton's Farm | 3 October 1915 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | Open land |
Swinstead | Leicestershire | England | |||
Tallaght | 1918 | South Dublin | Ireland | ||
Tangmere | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | West Sussex | England | Tangmere Military Aviation Museum |
Throwley Aerodrome | October 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Farmland |
Ternhill | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Shropshire | England | RAF Ternhill/Clive Barracks |
Turnberry | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Ayrshire | Scotland | Turnberry Golf Course |
Turnhouse Aerodrome | 1915 | 1 April 1918 | City of Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Airport |
Tydd St Mary | August 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
Upavon | 19 June 1912 | 1 April 1918 | Wiltshire | England | Trenchard Lines |
Uxbridge | 19 November 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | RAF Uxbridge/Housing |
Vale Farm, Thornaby (Yarm) | 1914 | 1 April 1918 | North Yorkshire | England | Housing/Industry |
Waddington | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | RAF Waddington (flying) |
Waddon Aerodrome | 1918 | 1 April 1918 | Greater London | England | Housing |
Wellingore Heath | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | Farmland |
West Fenton Aerodrome/Gullane | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | East Lothian | Scotland | Museum |
Weston-on-the-Green | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Oxfordshire | England | RAF Weston-on-the-Green (flying) |
Stamford | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Lincolnshire | England | RAF Wittering (flying) |
Woodford Green | 1916 | Essex | England | ||
Woodham Mortimer | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Essex | England | |
Wormingford | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Essex | England | Farmland Essex and Suffolk Gliding club |
Worthy Down | 1917 | 1 April 1918 | Hampshire | England | Worthy Down Barracks |
Writtle | 1914 | 1916 | Essex | England | |
Wye | May 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Kent | England | Farmland |
Wyton | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Huntingdonshire | England | RAF Wyton (flying) |
Yatesbury | 1916 | 1 April 1918 | Wiltshire | England | |
Yokes Court | February 1917 | November 1917 | Kent | England |
France
- Saint-Omer, France 1914–1918 (Headquarters) - now Saint-Omer Wizernes Airport and site of British Air Services Memorial
- Candas No 2 Aircraft Depot (2AD) formed 13.12.15 - Spring 1918[5]
- Fienvillers No 2 Aeroplane Supply Depot (2ASD) formed 1.11.17[5]
- Rang-du-Fliers 2AD moved after German Spring Offensive[5]
- St Andre aux Bois/Verton 2ASD moved after German Spring Offensive[5]
- Saint-Léger-lès-Authie[6]
- Sombrin (Vaulx-Vraucourt)[7]
Canada
The Royal Flying Corps Canada was established by the RFC in 1917 to train aircrew in Canada. Air stations were established in southern Ontario at the following locations:
- Camp Borden 1917–1918
- Armour Heights Field 1917–1918 (pilot training, School of Special Flying to train instructors)
- Leaside Aerodrome 1917–1918 (Artillery Cooperation School)
- Long Branch Aerodrome 1917–1918
- Curtiss School of Aviation (flying-boat station with temporary wooden hangar on the beach at Hanlan's Point on Toronto Island 1915–1918; main school, airstrip and metal hangar facilities at Long Branch)
- Camp Rathbun, Deseronto 1917–1918 (pilot training)
- Camp Mohawk (now Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport) 1917-1918 – located at the Tyendinaga Indian Reserve (now Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory) near Belleville 1917–1918 (pilot training)
- Hamilton (Armament School) 1917–1918
- Beamsville Camp (School of Aerial Fighting) 1917-1918 - located at 4222 Saan Road in Beamsville, Ontario; hangar remains and property now used by Global Horticultural Incorporated
Other locations
- Ismailia, Egypt (training - No. 57 TS, 32 (Training) Wing HQ) - now Al Ismailiyah Air Base
- Aboukir, Egypt 1916–1918 (training - No. 22 TS & No. 23 TS, 20 (Training) Wing HQ)
- Abu Sueir, Egypt 1917-1918 (training - No. 57 TS & No. 195 TS) - now Abu Suwayr Air Base, also used by RAF during World War II
- El Ferdan, Egypt (training – No. 17 TDS)
- El Rimal, Egypt 1917-1918 (training – No. 19 TDS) - later as RAF El Amiriya and now abandoned (after World War II)
- Camp Taliaferro, North Texas, USA 1917–1918 (training) - sites now either residential development or commercial/industrial parks
References
- ^ Administrator. "RFC Beverley". hullandeastridingatwar.co.uk.
- ^ http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafmarham/events/rafmarham191619.cfm
- ^ http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafmarham/aboutus/narboroughaerodrome.cfm
- ^ http://www.beckingham-northnotts.org.uk/history/saundbyaero.html
- ^ a b c d RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Air-Britain (Historians),. 2007. ISBN 0-85130-365-X.
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: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Philpott, Ian, (2013). The Birth of the Royal Air Force. Pen & Sword. p. 452. ISBN 1781593337.
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: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Cross & Cockade Vol 4 No 3 1973 pp114-117 and papers of Lt H Rhodes (12 Squadron)