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Catley Hill (Trimdon)

Major
Also known as: Catley Hill Landing Ground / RAF Catley Hill / RFC Catley Hill
County: Durham
Current Status: Farmland
Date: December 1916 (earliest known date) - 1919 (notification of relinquishment 13 March)
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF / RFC
Landing Surface Types: Unpaved
Aircraft Roles: Fighter

Various fighter types of No 36 Squadron had Catley Hill available to them as a Home Defence landing ground during World War One. The unit eventually replaced them with Bristol F2bs from the spring of 1918, these aircraft remaining in service after the end of fighting.

 

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

  • Trimdon Library
  • Trimdon Parish Council

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 36 Sqn

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Plans showing various stages of Catley Hill. Courtesy of Ed Andrews

Home Defence Flight Station(s):

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

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