Royal Flying Corps airfields

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A list of airfields of the Royal Flying Corps .

British Isles

NameFromToCurrent countyCountryCurrent use
Andover August 19171 April 1918HampshireEngland British Army Headquarters
Anwick September 19161 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandFarmland
AshingtonOctober 19161 April 1918NorthumberlandEnglandPotland Burn Surface Mine
Ayr19171 April 1918AyrshireScotlandAyr Racecourse
Bacton19161 April 1918NorfolkEngland
Baldonnel 19171 April 1918Co. DublinIrelandHeadquarters Irish Air Corps
Beaulieu 19141 April 1918HampshireEnglandOpen land
Beaumont Night Landing GroundApril 1916August 1916Essexfarmland
Beddington Aerodrome January 19161 April 1918Greater LondonEnglandHousing
Bekesbourne 19161 April 1918KentEnglandHousing/Farmland
Beverley Aerodrome 19161 April 1918East YorkshireEnglandBeverley Racecourse [1]
Bicester January 19171 April 1918OxfordshireEnglandBicester Airfield
Biggin Hill 19161 April 1918Greater LondonEngland London Biggin Hill Airport
Blackheath Common NLGMarch 1915July 1919Essexfarmland (army)
Bogton19171 April 1918AyrshireScotland
Boscombe Down19171 April 1918WiltshireEnglandMilitary airfield
Bournes Green day LGMay 1917June 1917Essexfarmland
Bracebridge Heath Landing Ground 19181 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandIndustry/Agriculture
Braceby Landing Ground19161 April 1918LincolnshireEngland
Braintree NLGend of January 1917October 1918Essexfarmland/housing estate roads
Bramham Moor Aerodrome 19151 April 1918YorkshireEnglandNow farmland
Brattleby (Cliff) 19161917LincolnshireEnglandRAF Scampton (flying)
Brentingby19161916LeicestershireEnglandFarmland
Brooklands Landing Ground 19141 April 1918SurreyEngland Brooklands Museum
Broomfield Court NLGAugust 1916August 1919Essexfarmland
Brough Landing Ground 19161916East YorkshireEngland
Buckminster 1 October 19161 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandFarmland
Burgh Castle Landing Ground19151 April 1918SuffolkEngland
Burnham-on-Crouch FS1915July 1919EssexFarmland
Bury/Ramsey September 19171 April 1918CambridgeshireEnglandFarmland/Housing/Industry
Bury St Edmunds Landing Ground19161916SuffolkEngland
Calshot Naval Air Station 29 March 1913July 1914Isle of WightEnglandCalshot Activities Centre
Castle Bromwich 19181 April 1918West MidlandsEnglandIndustry/ Housing
Catterick September 19141 April 1918North YorkshireEnglandMarne Barracks
Chattis Hill19171918HampshireEngland
Chiddingstone Causeway December 19161 April 1918KentEnglandOpen land
Chingford FSDecember 1914March 1919Essexreservoirs
Clacton seaplane stationAugust 1914Autumn 1916Essexseafront
Coal Aston 19161 April 1918YorkshireEngland
Collinstown1 April 1918Co. DublinIreland Dublin Airport
Copmanthorpe19161 April 1918North YorkshireEngland
Coventry (Radford)19161 April 1918WarwickshireEngland
Cramlington 19151 April 1918NorthumberlandEngland
Curragh Camp 19131 April 1918Co. KildareIrelandIrish Army barracks
Detling 19171 April 1918KentEngland
Didsbury19171 April 1918LancashireEngland
Doncaster 19161918South YorkshireEnglandDoncaster Racecourse
Dover (Swingate Down) 19141 April 1918KentEngland
Earsham 19161918NorfolkEnglandfarmland [2]
Eastburn 19171 April 1918East YorkshireEnglandAlamein Barracks
EasingtonOct 1916Mar 1919Co. DurhamEnglandfarmland
EasthorpeApril 1916December 1919EssexEnglandfarmland
Eastleigh 19101 April 1918HampshireEnglandSouthampton Airport [3]
Easton-on-the-Hill 19171 April 1918NorthamptonshireEnglandRAF Wittering (flying)
East Hanningfield NLGApril 1916January 1917EssexEnglandfarmland
East Retford19161 April 1918NottinghamshireEngland
Edzell 19161 April 1918AngusScotlandFarmland
Elmswell (Great Ashfield) 19171 April 1918SuffolkEngland
Elsham19161 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandFarmland/Industrial estate
Fairlop FS1916summer 1919Essexsports fields/car sales/WW1 officers' bungalows remain
Farnborough 19121 April 1918HampshireEnglandFarnborough Airport
Feltwell 19171 April 1918NorfolkEngland
Fermoy19171 April 1918Co. CorkIreland
Filton 19151 April 1918GloucestershireEngland Bristol Filton Airport
Finningley 19151 April 1918South YorkshireEnglandRobin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield
Folkestone/Hawkinge 19151 April 1918KentEnglandHousing/Kent Battle of Britain Museum
Ford Farm/Old Sarum August 19171 April 1918WiltshireEnglandOld Sarum Airfield
Ford (Junction)/Yapton 1 March 19181 April 1918West SussexEnglandHM Prison Ford
Fyfield NLGOctober 1916December 1919Essexfarmland
Goldhanger FSAugust 1915March 1919Essexfarmland
Goldington AerodromeOctober 19161 April 1918BedfordshireEnglandHousing
Gormanstown 19171 April 1918Co. MeathIrelandIrish Army barracks
Gosberton1 October 19161 April 1918LincolnshireEngland
Gosport, Fort Grange July 19141 April 1918HampshireEnglandHMS Sultan
Goxhill  ?1 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandFarmland/Industrial estate
Grantham 19151 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandPrince William of Gloucester Barracks
Hainault Farm FSOctober 1914December 1919was Essex, now Greater Londonfarmland
Halton 19171 April 1918BuckinghamshireEnglandRAF Halton (flying)
Harpswell 19161 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandFarmland/ Museum
Harlaxton Nov 19161 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandFarmland
Harrietsham December 1916 ?KentEngland ?
Helperby 19161920North YorkshireEnglandFarmland [4]
Hendon Aerodrome November 19161 April 1918Greater LondonEngland Royal Air Force Museum London
Housing
Heathfield19171 April 1918AyrshireScotlandHousing/Retail
Hingham19161917NorfolkEngland
Hooton Park 19171 April 1918CheshireEnglandMuseum & Vauxhall car factory
Horndon-on-the-HillApril 1916early 1918Essexfarmland
HoveEast SussexEngland
Hucknall Aerodrome 19161 April 1918NottinghamshireEnglandHousing
Hounslow Heath Aerodrome 14 October 19141 April 1918Greater LondonEnglandOpen land
Hylton October 19161 April 1918Tyne & WearEnglandNissan car factory
North East Land, Sea and Air Museums
Jesson (Hythe)September 19161 April 1918KentEnglandFarmland
Joyce Green 14 July 1911December 1919KentEnglandOpen land
Kenley 19171 April 1918Greater LondonEnglandRAF Kenley
Lake Down 19171919WiltshireEnglandOpen land
Larkhill 19121914WiltshireEngland(MoD land) – Artillery training
Leadenham September 19161 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandFarmland/Quarry
Leavesden AerodromeHertfordshireEngland Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden
Housing
Lilbourne 19151 April 1918WarwickshireEnglandOpen land
Little Clacton NLGOctober 1916July 1919Essexsports grounds/housing
London Colney19161 April 1918HertfordshireEngland de Havilland Aircraft Museum
Lopcombe Corner19171 April 1918WiltshireEngland
Lydd St Mary19171 April 1918KentEngland
Lympne19161 April 1918KentEngland
Manston 19151 April 1918KentEngland Manston Airport
Manton December 19161 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandFarmland
Marden January 19171 April 1918KentEnglandFarmland
Marham 19161 April 1918NorfolkEnglandRAF Marham (flying) [5]
Marske-by-the-Sea December 19171 April 1918North YorkshireEnglandHousing
Martlesham Heath October 19161 April 1918SuffolkEnglandHousing
Mattishall 19151 April 1918NorfolkEngland
Melton Mowbray19161 April 1918LeicestershireEngland
Mill Farm Night Landing Ground 19171 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandFarmland
Molesworth 19171 April 1918CambridgeshireEnglandRAF Molesworth (non-flying)
Montrose Air Station 26 February 19131 April 1918AngusScotland Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre
Mountnessing NLGApril 1916December 1916Essexfarmland
Narborough August 19151 April 1918NorfolkEnglandRAF Marham (flying) [6]
Netheravon 16 June 19131 April 1918WiltshireEnglandAAC Netheravon until 2012
North Benfleet NLGApril 1916March 1919Essexfarmland/new arterial road
North Coates Fitties 19161 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandFarmland/Housing
North Coates Flying Club
North Killingholme July 19141 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandFarmland/Industry
North Ockendon NLGApril 1916October 1916Essexfarmland
Northolt 3 May 19151 April 1918Greater LondonEnglandRAF Northolt (flying)
Orsett NLGOctober 1916December 1919Essexfarmland/housing/golf course
Perton 19161 April 1918StaffordshireEnglandHousing
PlungarLeicestershireEngland
Redcar 19151 April 1918North YorkshireEnglandHousing
Red House Farm 19171 April 1918WiltshireEnglandMoD Boscombe Down (flying)
Ripon 15 September 19161 April 1918North YorkshireEnglandRipon Racecourse
Rochford FSAutumn 19151920Essexairfield
Runwell NLGAugust 1917March 1920Essexfarmland
Sadberge [7] Co. DurhamEnglandFarmland
Saundby Aerodrome (Gainsborough) [8] December 19161 April 1918NottinghamshireEnglandFarmland
Scalford19161 April 1918LeicestershireEngland
Seaton Carew19161 April 1918Co. DurhamEnglandIndustrial estate
Sedgeford 19161 April 1918NorfolkEnglandFarmland
Shawbury 19171 April 1918ShropshireEnglandRAF Shawbury (flying)
Shenfield (Palmers Farm) NLGSeptember 1916February 1919Essexfarmland
Shotwick 19161 April 1918FlintshireWalesMoD Sealand (non-flying)
Sible Hedingham NLGApril 1916June 1919Essexfarmland
South Carlton November 19161 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandFarmland
Southfields 19161 April 1918NorthumberlandEnglandHM Prisons Acklington & Castington
Stirling19161918StirlingScotlandFarmland
Stow Maries Aerodrome August 1916March 1919EssexEnglandairfield/Heritage Site
Sutton's Farm FSsummer 1915June 1919was Essex, now Greater Londonpart housing, part public open space
SwinsteadLeicestershireEngland
Tallaght1918South DublinIreland
Tangmere 19171 April 1918West SussexEngland Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
Thaxted NLGJanuary 1917summer 1918Essexfarmland
Throwley Aerodrome October 19161 April 1918KentEnglandFarmland
Ternhill 19161 April 1918ShropshireEnglandRAF Ternhill/Clive Barracks
Turnberry19171 April 1918AyrshireScotlandTurnberry Golf Course
Turnhouse Aerodrome 19151 April 1918City of EdinburghScotlandEdinburgh Airport
Tydd St Mary August 19171 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandFarmland
Upavon 19 June 19121 April 1918WiltshireEnglandTrenchard Lines
Uxbridge 19 November 19171 April 1918Greater LondonEnglandRAF Uxbridge/Housing
Vale Farm, Thornaby (Yarm) 19141 April 1918North YorkshireEnglandHousing/Industry
Waddington 19161 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandRAF Waddington (flying)
Waddon Aerodrome 19181 April 1918Greater LondonEnglandHousing
Wellingore Heath 19171 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandFarmland
West Fenton Aerodrome/Gullane 19161 April 1918East LothianScotlandMuseum
Weston-on-the-Green 19161 April 1918OxfordshireEnglandRAF Weston-on-the-Green (flying)
Widford NLGDecember 1914summer 1916Essexpart farmland, part industry
Stamford 19161 April 1918LincolnshireEnglandRAF Wittering (flying)
Wormingford NLGDecember 1916June 1919EssexEnglandfarmland/WW2 airfield/gliding
Worthy Down 19171 April 1918HampshireEnglandWorthy Down Barracks
Writtle NLGOctober 1914November 1916Essexfarmland/nurseries
Wye May 19161 April 1918KentEnglandFarmland
Wyton 19161 April 1918HuntingdonshireEnglandRAF Wyton (flying)
Yatesbury 19161 April 1918WiltshireEngland
Yokes Court February 1917November 1917KentEngland

France

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:

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Other locations

References

  1. ↑ Administrator. "RFC Beverley". hullandeastridingatwar.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "mnf13612 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Naval Air Station Eastleigh" . Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Helperby (Brafferton) - Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust UK". www.abct.org.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "RAF Marham - RAF Marham 1916 - 1919". Archived from the original on 13 July 2007.
  6. ↑ "RAF Marham - Narborough Aerodrome". Archived from the original on 29 October 2007.
  7. ↑ "Sadberge Landing Ground".
  8. ↑ "Beckingham cum Saundby ..."
  9. 1 2 3 4 RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Air-Britain (Historians). 2007. ISBN   978-0-85130-365-9.
  10. ↑ Philpott, Ian (2013). The Birth of the Royal Air Force. Pen & Sword. p. 452. ISBN   978-1781593332.
  11. ↑ Cross & Cockade Vol 4 No 3 1973 pp. 114–117 and papers of Lt H. Rhodes (12 Squadron).
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