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Thornaby

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Also known as: Old Airfield Industrial Estate / RAF Thornaby / RFC Thornaby / Thornaby Aerodrome / Thornaby Landing Ground / Thornaby-on-Tees
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Current Status: Housing / Industry
Date: October 1916 - October 1958
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF / RAF (Czech) / RAF (Norwegian) / RAF (Polish) / RFC
Prominent People: Adrian Warburton

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):

  • Scott Bros Ltd
  • Thornaby-on-Tees Cemetery - many RAF graves

Notable Past Associated Organisations:

  • Darlington & District Motor Club

The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):

  • Picture Stockton Archive

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 1 AACU 'N' Flight

  • No 1 (Coastal) OTU

  • No 6 (Coastal) OTU

  • No 9 BAT Flight

  • No 9 (Coastal) OTU

  • No 9 FTS

  • No 11 (Landplane) Aircraft Preparation and Modification Unit

  • No 36 Sqn

  • No 42 Sqn

  • No 92 Sqn

  • No 106 Sqn

  • No 114 Sqn

  • No 143 Sqn

  • No 185 Sqn

  • No 205 AFS

  • No 220 Sqn

  • No 224 Sqn

  • No 233 Sqn

  • No 269 Sqn

  • No 275 Sqn

  • No 279 Sqn

  • No 280 Sqn

  • No 281 Sqn

  • No 306 Sqn

  • No 332 Sqn

  • No 401 Sqn
  • No 608 Sqn

  • No 1420 Flight

  • No 1429 (Czech Operational Training) Flight

  • No 2780 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • No 2790 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • Air Sea Rescue Training Unit

  • Czechoslovak Flight

  • Durham UAS

  • Polish Flight

  • Warwick Conversion Unit

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Plan of Thornaby. Courtesy of Ed Andrews

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Croft

Decoy Airfield(s):

Grangetown / Middleton (Decoy)

Home Defence Flight Station(s):

Ashington / Seaton Carew (Landplane) / Usworth (Hylton)

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