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Council as local planning authority, the various land uses for the area were agreed upon and in 1961 an amended town map was approved by the Minister of Housing and Local Government. Most of the airfield now lies beneath houses, light industrial units and the Pavilions shopping centre as the town of Thornaby expanded southwards in the 1960s and 70s. Traces can be picked out via satellite imagery however and a ground visit will reveal a number of surviving structures within the contemporary buildings. As with other developments of this type over former RAF airfields, many of the street names are taken from past or present RAF bases and also from notable RAF Personnel (Tedder Avenue, Trenchard Avenue, Havilland Road, Bader Avenue etc.).
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with the 40mm Bofors Gun before being reorganised, re-equipped and re-trained in 1955 as a mobile infantry unit equipped with Land Rovers. In March 1948 a third auxiliary squadron was formed here, No. 3608 (North Riding) Fighter
Control Unit, who trained men and women as Radar Operators and Fighter Plotters.
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left for RAF Middleton St George, the station was reduced to a care and maintenance level until being sold to the then
Thornaby-on-Tees Borough Council for redevelopment in 1962. It became known to the council in 1958 that the RAF were to abandon the airfield and, after a period of negotiations with
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while the runways there were being extended. No. 275 Squadron departed for
Leconfield in October 1957 and a year later on 1 October 1958 No. 92 Squadron moved back to Middleton St George leaving only 3608 (North Riding) Squadron who disbanded shortly after. The last entry in the station diary was
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equipped with
Bristol Sycamore HR.13s and soon after HR.14s, this was the only helicopter SAR unit in the RAF at the time and was on 24-hour stand-by duty and was able to get airborne within ten minutes of receiving an emergency call. The squadron began to expand rapidly and detached flights from
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where the squadron was to convert to the
Lancaster ASR.III, leaving only a detachment behind at Thornaby. In the event it was the detachment at Thornaby that received and converted to them and 279 flew their first operational sorties in the Lancaster on 8 November 1945. Also in November 1945 No.
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and, on 28 June the squadron began to receive the first of the Botha torpedo bombers, the only squadron to use the aircraft operationally, however, these aircraft proved unsuccessful having handling and airframe fatigue problems and by
December 1940 the squadron had reverted to the Anson. To cover
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T1s. On 21 June 1946 No. 280 Squadron disbanded at
Thornaby and, in July 1947 No. 608 became a night fighter squadron when they received Mosquito NF 30s. No. 2608 (North Riding) Light Anti Aircraft Squadron RAuxAF of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment were formed here in December 1947, armed
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February 1941 608 re-equipped with Bristol Blenheim Mk IVs and were now able to carry out more offensive operations. On 8 July 1941 the squadron was flying its first sorties in the Lockheed Hudson, this aircraft with its better performance and a longer endurance
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Thornaby to strategic points near the coast from Scotland down to the south of England. In January 1956 No. 533 (Field) Squadron disbanded at Thornaby and, on 10 March 1957 numbers 608 and 2608 Squadrons disbanded too leaving only 275 and 3608 Squadrons on the station.
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There is evidence that race meetings were organised by Middlesbrough & District Motor Club; they produced at least three of the race programmes, Sunday 9 August 1959 at 2:30 pm, Whit Monday 6 June 1960 at 2:30 pm and Sunday 20 August 1961 at 1:30 pm.
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F3, then the FB5 in 1952 and finally the FB9 in 1955, the squadron also operated the Gloster Meteor T7 between 1950 and 1957. On 7 December 1952 No. 533 (Rifle) Squadron RAF Regiment arrived from Hereford (where they were formed on 28 July 1952) and became part of
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enabled 608 to carry out operations much further afield, like that of its sister squadron No 220. In March 1941 No. 114 Squadron arrived on transfer from Bomber Command equipped with the Blenheim Mk IV. April 1941 saw 220 Squadron depart for Wick, by this time
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arrived to join 280 Squadron and stayed until February 1944. No. 1 OTU disbanded on 19 October 1943 and the Halifax, Fortress and Liberator training was transferred to No 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit. A detachment of 280 squadron Warwicks were sent to
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approval to race there. The first meeting was held on 6 September 1959 on a 1.9 mile circuit; for the meeting on 18 April 1960, the length of the track had been reduced to 1.45 miles. At one of these meetings Jimmy Blumer was the star, driving the
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before moving back to Thornaby after the crisis. Thornaby was one of only ten airfields in the country known to have had paved runways before the war started, although runways were under construction at eight fighter stations due to an
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ANZAC Strike Wing arrived. They continued to attack enemy shipping in the Baltic and on 3 May 1945 flew their last sortie of the war to Kiel, they left two mine-sweepers destroyed, 455 Squadron disbanded at Thornaby on 25 May 1945.
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made on 13 October 1958 and stated that the station had been reduced to a Care and Maintenance level as from that date, the entry was signed, Flight Lieutenant H.J. Grant, Camp Commandant, C and M party, Royal Air Force Thornaby.
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all operated from the base over its history, but its stint under Coastal Command is what the base was notable for, particularly in the air-sea rescue environment and the development of the
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and with war looming were embodied into the RAF for full-time duties on 24 August 1939. Numbers 106 and 185 Bomber Command Squadrons moved to Cottesmore in August 1939 and Coastal Command
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arrived with Spitfire Vbs and No. 608 Squadron moved to Wick and in April 1509 (BAT) flight moved to Church Lawford. In March 1942 the Spitfire detachment was replaced by one from
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arrived from Silloth and trained Handley Page Halifax, Boeing Flying Fortress, and Consolidated Liberator crews. In May 1943 No. 401 Squadron left and was replaced by
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The Military Airfields of Britain, Northern England; County Durham, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire Merseyside, Manchester,Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Yorkshire
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Motor Racing took place at Thornaby on only four occasions, the organisation being in hands of the Darlington & District Motor Club, who ‘
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280 Squadron returned here and in January 1946 the remaining 279 squadron detachment of Lancasters were disbanded at Thornaby.
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The kipper patrol : the history of 608 (NR) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force and Thornaby Aerodrome 1930–1957
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aircraft, K, M, and V of No. 220 Squadron located the German ship "Altmark" (the supply and prison ship of the
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the same month which immediately began to convert from Ansons to Warwicks. In November 1943 Warwicks of
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The Airmen memorial at Thornaby on the site of the former RAF Thornaby
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Former Royal Air Force base in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England
1966:. Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1989.
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and in October 1942 No. 6 (C) OTU replaced their Hudsons with
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Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940–1947 (website)
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used the Vale Farm for a flying display. Subsequently, the
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The Thornaby Aerodrome Memorial Dedication Service Booklet
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Thornaby aerodrome and wartime memories, David Brown, 1992
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Thornaby aerodrome and wartime memories, David Brown 1992
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With more Hudsons coming on strength, 220 Squadron began
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1889:. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1999.
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RAF publication, RAF Thornaby air display programme 1954
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Leslie Hunt, Twenty-one Squadrons, 1972 pp. 191–192
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2013:, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, UK: Stokeld Printers, 1957
1999:, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, UK: Stokeld Printers, 1954
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Motor Racing Circuits in England : Then & Now
1957:. Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK: Aero Litho Company, 1972.
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RAF publication, RAF Thornaby air display program 1955
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In July 1941 two more units arrived, for a short time
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On 20 March 1939 No. 608 Squadron were transferred to
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1851:Action Stations 4; Military Airfields of Yorkshire
1374:. Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
1292:. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Aviation. p. 33.
1043:. Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
604:for the unreliable Botha, Fairey Swordfish of the
422:The first squadron to occupy the new airfield was
3445:Military units and formations established in 1939
975:608 squadron and RAF Thornaby, E. W. Sockett
710:On 14 October 1944 a third ASR squadron arrived,
1853:. Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens Limited.
1465:. Rushden: Forces & Corporate. p. 310.
770:T26s, in December 1949 608 re-equipped with the
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56:RAF Thornaby on a target dossier of the German
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1406:. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. pp. 95–98.
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669:No. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF
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1836:. Printed by CPI UK: Pen & Sword, 2007.
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551:arrived with Ansons on 21 August from
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2346:List of equipment of the RAF Regiment
1906:. London, UK: Garnstone Press, 1972.
1834:Dinghy Drop, 279 squadron RAF 1941-46
1691:Research records (formerly PastScape)
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2011:RAF Thornaby air display programme
2004:RAF Thornaby air display programme
1997:RAF Thornaby air display programme
1983:. Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. 2002.
1849:Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore (1982).
1712:"RAF Thornaby | Stockton Heritage"
1402:Wilkinson, Frances Louise (2020).
788:No. 275 Search And Rescue Squadron
615:1509 Beam Approach Training Flight
503:Squadrons equipped initially with
332:1,807 metres (5,928 ft)
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1749:"Aviation history of town marked"
1372:"No 276 – 280 Squadron Histories"
1231:"No 281 – 285 Squadron Histories"
802:temporarily re-located here from
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1800:. Cleveland, UK: Pendree, 1992.
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284:European theatre of World War II
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2377:List of serving senior officers
1440:. Stroud: Tempus. p. 128.
673:No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron
1817:. Marlborough: Crowwod Press.
1606:Cain, James (17 August 2015).
461:and who had taken part in the
444:616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron
128:Show map of the United Kingdom
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3143:British motor racing circuits
2018:608 Squadron and RAF Thornaby
1687:"Thornaby Airfield (1430542)"
1495:Middlesbrough Evening Gazette
985:Webber, Chris (2 July 2015).
887:The Spitfire on Thornaby Road
705:Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
3440:Motorsport venues in England
1779:UK Airfields of the Cold War
1461:Oliver, Kingsley M. (1997).
1438:Post-war Yorkshire airfields
1200:"Operational Training Units"
545:No. 18 Group Coastal Command
524:42 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron
92:Shown within North Yorkshire
2272:RAF Mountain Rescue Service
2267:RAF Search and Rescue Force
95:Show map of North Yorkshire
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2123:Operational Training units
1632:Wilkinson, Louise (2009).
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707:aircraft from Thornaby.
661:Royal Canadian Air Force
638:de Havilland Tiger Moths
634:332 (Norwegian) Squadron
362:Royal Air Force Thornaby
2418:Air Member for Materiel
1662:www.controltowers.co.uk
1658:"RAF Thornaby Airfield"
1436:Abraham, Barry (2002).
804:RAF Middleton St George
606:Royal Navy 812 Squadron
459:RAF's High Speed Flight
375:located in the town of
302:18 metres (59 ft)
189:Royal Air Force station
2779:Holme-on-Spalding Moor
1781:. Midland Publishing.
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703:gliders were towed by
686:aircraft, followed by
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630:122 (Bombay) Squadron
509:Handley Page Hampdens
463:1929 Schneider Trophy
268:1929 - 1 October 1958
3092:Yorkshire portal
2341:List of RAF missiles
2324:List of RAF aircraft
2242:RAF Medical Services
2227:RAF Chaplains Branch
2016:Sockett, E. W,
1953:Rapier, B. J.,
1919:Jefford, C. G.
1904:Twenty-One Squadrons
1777:Birtles, P. (2012).
1030:, pp. 195, 397.
772:de Havilland Vampire
294:Airfield information
159:54.53333°N 1.30000°W
3103:Aviation portal
2502:RAF Benevolent Fund
2437:symbols and uniform
2070:Ministry of Defence
1962:Smith, D. J.,
1813:Delve, Ken (2006).
1738:, pp. 240–245.
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520:Vickers Vildebeests
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224:RAF Coastal Command
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2398:Chief of Air Staff
2262:RAF Music Services
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1497:, 20 November 1954
1233:. Air of Authority
1202:. Air of Authority
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697:RAF Thorney Island
558:A detachment from
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2002:RAF Publication,
1995:RAF Publication,
1842:978-1-84415-482-1
1788:978-1-85780-346-4
1314:"No 455 Squadron"
1133:, pp. 23–24.
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2764:Full Sutton
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1796:Brown, D.,
1759:2 September
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1667:2 September
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725:, from the
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265:In use
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138:Coordinates
3434:Categories
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2512:RAF Museum
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2252:RAF Police
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2077:formations
1902:Hunt, L.,
1579:5 February
1573:"Thornaby"
1350:Delve 2006
1237:5 February
1182:Brown 1992
1155:Brown 1992
1092:Smith 1989
1080:Brown 1992
1047:5 February
933:References
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590:Royal Navy
514:Ansons of
440:RAF Yeadon
432:Avro 504Ns
150:01°18′00″W
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2079:and units
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