Thurgarton
Also known as: | Nottingham / RAF Thurgarton / RFC Thurgarton / Thurgarton Landing Ground |
County: | Nottinghamshire |
Current Status: | Farmland |
Date: | October 1916 - 1919 (notification of relinquishment 13 March) |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF / RFC |
Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
Aircraft Roles: | Fighter |
Royal Aircraft Factory FE2b fighters of No 38 Squadron had Thurgarton available to them as a Home Defence landing ground during World War One until the unit moved to France in May 1918. A nucleus left behind enabled No 90 Squadron to form the following August, and its Avro 504K fighters remained 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 31/12/2017):
- Thurgarton History
- Thurgarton Parish Council
The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 31/12/2017):
- Thurgarton Village Website
Main unit(s) present:
- No 38 Sqn
- No 90 Sqn
Photos courtesy of Denise Bryant / Thurgarton Parish Council
Plan of Thurgarton. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
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