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Owthorne
| Also known as: | Owthorne Aerodrome / Owthorne Landing Ground / RAF Owthorne / RFC Owthorne / Withernsea |
| County: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Current Status: | Housing / School |
| Date: | February 1917 - 1919 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / RFC |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Role(s): | Fighter / Maritime patrol |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/05/2019):
- Hidden Holderness
- Withernsea High School – where ABCT memorial plaque sited
- Withernsea Town Council
Main unit(s) present:
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No 33 Sqn
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No 76 Sqn
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No 251 Sqn
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No 506 (Special Duty) Flight
Photographs of the plaque at Owthorne. Courtesy of Tim Nuttall and Withernsea High School
| Home Defence Flight Station(s): | Copmanthorpe / Elsham / Helperby / Kirton Lindsey / Scampton (Brattleby) |
