Beacon Hill
Also known as: | Beacon Hill Landing Ground / RFC Beacon Hill / Morpeth |
County: | Northumberland |
Current Status: | Farmland |
Date: | October 1916 - April 1917 (relinquished) |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RFC |
Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
Aircraft Roles: | Fighter |
Various fighter types of No 36 Squadron had Beacon Hill available to them as a Home Defence landing ground during World War One for a relatively short period. Longhorsley replaced this airfield during 1917.
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):
- Beacon Hill Farm Holiday Cottages
- Netherwitton Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 36 Sqn
Photograph of the plaque at Beacon Hill, 2018. Courtesy of Alun and Christopher Moore.
Plan of Beacon Hill. The numbers indicate the fields requisitioned. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
Home Defence Flight Station(s): |