TI'RI€ITIRE 'g.ift.fn "+iIR NESEI le published, monthl-y by the lfest lli.ding Branch of Alr for prl.vate circulation onJ.y. Due credit shoul.clbe given to anythlng extracted from ,. this magazine.

January 1970. Volumo YL $unber f. Editor Philip Jackson, l28rVictoria ldount, Horsfcrth, Leed.s, ,/*7 161B liPz, H/h Production Manager. D.Sharp.

'ife,st The Journar of the Ricing Branch of Air Britain

/r) /-/w&{ ',T}:at *J.._/J- _ do our reaciersthink of d.evotingpracttcally all' our.gragazine to one subie ct like the Yorksl:ire ',io ,iirfield and. *ircrart suivey? Is lt eood thing ? still ryorkshlre I r -, nced.more articles for /iir News besides neles- Cnn any of our rcad.ers sup.:ly any intoreuiing articles. ,arLyu"#';:r:;,il:n -l'l;T; :,05",ff .,i3*;" "3l'fr* ;ffih. t'E(:;? E t flf tys c ts",( roport tr.u'ru]t iffil";";;1i"il.;;*,:,X"rfillil. You no doubt notecl the secretarys remarks about attendance oI granoh rneotings The nemCommittee would appreciate belng poorr increased attsndanc,e at our-moetings v;hich the last $unday of each monttr are held. on at ^2.45.P.ro. ln Tho rorkshlre /ieroprane crub yoadon.lro wotrld like to arrange tho- t}po of nreeting tlut-you uish io uliuna and ].ook foreuarcl recelvi"ng your lettsr nith your commontsJ gffioers to qt],airnla!-L ?he of the Branch ar." ,_ lL '.li.Distributiln, B,t?hitakerrl o :iredalo Terya""rCt Uice.chtirnan;J.s?6ffi{i$Il'nlckotts park u"r"storunrshlprey. nrive, LeedsG. Li5 JpB. *e.crg Jl r,.Jackson, .1 28 rvLct oria Mount,Ho rsf ortfi to;;" d;d D.sharp, r6 , ;' 4p?,. $rFSsgrg LynenoocrAvenuo, vhinahilt, srripruy,-Iieds,& iJrf,snrre. Pt4bLtcity Offio-er J.Buckle, 2lrHoorlaoc." ;rrr"n,.", ru*aon Editor as at,ov6r _clflf?y J;JWARY 25th. ri'or tLre Branch meeti,g we hope to have a fi-]-m proJector and a number of filns including l,,ieniphisfeli.o; The Airforce'f,!.ieht lest Cen{re, Gemini [r and T..,I.c. on Target.usual time and uunu6.Ari ."ra"rr. trEBRUARY7th. Prees date for yorkshlre Air l{ows.

FEBRUiRY 22nd., Branch moating to bs amanged,.

II.iILCH1l+th' Pross d.ato for yorlcshiro :iir News. aPRII.,.5th. rt has boen anrangecl 'irest for nembers cf the ifding Branch of Atr ?;lji13"T.,-T?T:i "LI:*"Ii,:^+:: *": { .yis i_t_-t[". iu*r."" iiaa"r"y **"J,::*"T*u3-l^.T::t.I:.:ly_:!$"lp-0n-spardi;;d;-#';IsJrlbi; tho Tforks at Brough ilrouglr the ralter has'io [u'y"t confi*aed.At HoLraewo rqilL be treatecl to a lecture on the Buccanoer and, phantonn BY tr{r.D.J.irhiteheadt If Chief Test Pl"Lot.T'e pJ.an io *n a caach f"or-ini* to here at a str,^ll price yet to be crecid'eit. ri-you qish to--hur"-yoo" complete the rorm-Ueio"-rna ;;;;r" To the Editor yor.kshlro ;l,lr Neus, pl"ease put ry name forenaril for the vlsit On-Spa1dlng-Moor and posslably to HoLme_ Brough-on the-5th of Aprll. To be returned by 21.4.7O, Iti.tl4E.t ...... r ...... o. . . . , . . . . , _p8--_:---: ift iutrg/l Itrry :-ta/f{i!f/Fr ;LiyJEty ' Compilecl b.y the Editor fr,om reports by: .parber; f .Carlingi J.J.Coopel P.A.Jackson; E.Jopson; ii.Jordan; J.Kilburn; N.H.Ponsford; 14.T.Povre11;T.Sydcei; I(.Woolley; rBrackushe rl(ent tscottish -,l,viationR$vis$lt; Air Ne.,,rst; Air lvenstl & fliretks anctRelic.:r. the map referances and airfield heig-hts above sea leve1 are approxo rAer.onautioal &11ilane taken from Chart ICAO, 1:5OO0O0Europer dated 16th August 196i,

ApASTm.MAIA.IS jJ d,egrees 12 minuits J0 seconds i,[orth, 1 degree 7 minui-..; r-fust. 2! foot above sea Lerrel. OpenedLn 191+2as a satelli'te for Church Fenton and Marston l.;loor. The nrnnays are at present in a'bad state but are still intact.

A0fiIlil'[ nr.Middlesborough.A post rrrar civil airfield used to be here.

@ggIEE5!0',/w\l/ps/lo.'ff.P.oneof,the2ndFie1dRegirnentRoya1Arti11.erywho have Sioux's XTZL+7/A;X$B49Aii &TJ[2O6N. ls FL't.A.A.C. are also based here vrith Scouts m5Jri }P(6Jj; &frr121.

BAR,IICI( ]N EIilliIT Easecl in the viLlage is Gyrocopter G-ASNZ.

BELLASIE Details about this airfieLd are required.. ''t. BBFlcryqI fi/t+B/n x oo/5t+/w 2or.1,SL.opened in Iate 1941 for 1 Group, and ctosect in 19r+5 whilo vith Transport Command.Themajority of the airfield is no$,a saw mill, but eomeof the original instalations still remain,

BRIDTINCTON/GRINPJiIETeesSide Air Charter Ltd., hopc to establish an airfieLd here. ':;. BRrpLrNGroN/SPffir0N.5t{O8 / lO N @/lt*/OO 35Ot ,l,SL, Nothing knovrn by us about this airfield except that it vro.sorlginally a pre-i,rrar civil airfield.

BRO,UGH53/t+l/OO w oO/33/3O:,,T20'ASL. Homeof liawker s.irldeley .:;viation's Blackburn Division.Corry1eteproductionofBuccaneerS.2BtsintheKii525-}:f{5!0b}ock,ancl rnodification of ex iiavy S.2ts and S.2Ats to S.2B standard.is undertaken here along.with produrcticn of Harrier,,ings and front f\:selages and Trident front fuselages. nlll U.A.S. left hero in January/lrebr^uary 1959, J"eaving Blackburn 82 C-AIBI; Dove C-ffinn; Aztec FATIU; & theroicee G-AVIL as .l:e only Uased.aircraft.In one of the hangars the wings -f a B1at:16!urn82 still exist.These are probably the last remains of G-.1CLDrryhicfi crashed near on 15,6.5ir

BIIBII 55/45/oo N 1/A5/oo w. 2otASL. saterrite of snaith.Sre nrnways are stirl intact and many of the original buildings are stil1 standing here.

0ARITONI{OOR 5VzS/oo lt o1/12\a w 5otASL. 8 gliders are knoun to be based at thls i liiding site. Five of the have so far been identified., they are:- Kits I I$,ASZTrOlyimpia 28 B&I54B; IGrby Tutor 3G.A7B9;03-yimpla 2 spccial. Bc!,1O57/?t+Z;andolyimpfa L65 mneSF 455. Also based here is porered glider l{otorspatz G-.,Spy.

C.:I{iBY 54/O3/45 N OO/15/3OT !Ot-,SL.Openec1in 19!4 as an emergancydiversion airfielcl with eu25O .yara ui.d.e rrnlrray, and nas' closcd in 19L5, but part of the runlilay ls still, kept in gootl condition for use ag a last rest,rt diversj-on airfield.

Cj'IFOSS5l/SS/oo lt oo/16/00'il 40t...SL. This pre-rrar gunnery station v?astransfereil to Flylng Training Commandin 19t+0 and closed. in t 946.

CATTERT0I(5+/zz/oo t; 01/37/ca w 180'--Sl.closed as a flying station in 19,+6and is novl an Ri'F Fire Fighting School and JLIFScgiment base.Very little is known by us about tht!-the $1g^$chool-has, bu!. reccnt reports mention :- Hunter BOO2ll;tleteor 76O9{:;;L597, Hastings Ie57Ot & Valetta VXSI+Z.Othcr blts that are knovrn 'l to be here aro 2 Syoamores, VaLiant, J Hunters, 1 Jet Prcvost and manyJavc1ins.F1yrble aircraft that are based hero,are Tiger Moth G-iNEr,, cadet T.llBts ]J'{198,& re]g7, and T.21R sedberghs ".{897!ancl 1IB985.'Basecl ln the area but not at thc alrfield is thr: i st Bat..Royal ftrsaiiers with Slouxs X1559, and XT560. (2) F' - -4"€- Y0RI6EIAEAIBFIEID_ Al{D AIRORAFS guRvqr gpntd...- rEliltQN A$ryc]i 5t/5o/oo N .01ht/lo tt .27rAsL.Gate guardians here aro spitfire 57t8Wnw97 and '91 vb llsteor nr(r). {lt 6xt/ws739,cnat F.t rJ340 can often be seon here nhon not out recuiting; along rntth the nos'esocti.on of a;€anberr:a,0nthe firo T-.11 hoap Vampire -7893v/w7,562.stiLl lingers on and has been Joined by the coclcpit secriqn of ra80J. unlts that JaveLin ''{D3i1h operate.r,n+tv| from here are:-- .vB76i(\l- lbc ppimary- -" -.uiying -"--'i.diszzo sguadron .rith chipmunks*-i&ug/rt

:tx571/t+nels/n ,eiiuz =CI56115 ff:)Y,i^wetgs't1o e1flyL *iVii;f,aLg;/zt :in(w{tvzs5z1/zs -,'tK514/6 -ryfu*ti;pi71/:1 T/rgll'.tlg nfteh4u ;tpsz4go j1eiofti9 wzaie/zs .r*tiic/lz rorkshlre u'A's' and - , 9 A.E.F. nou poor thei.r'lrrcraft with 9118.F., bel-ngallooated servLceabloalrcraft^99+ day t? :r.q.c.. J ''tBr62/$wsr+68/s; 'w8e6lci .riy cadets ln. Thetr combineclaLrcraft are l{Dn9/b; BieoT;t-CajeZF;-,,K;t6ie;"rD3B2/H; :w9o/x & r*r*z/y. co Ps LAmrNg near Hutton cransvelckts the baso ot J/tN Alpha c'.Ae)c\t. co ,iu 54/o3/l+5N @/28hO T, l+85'.,1SL.openect tn 1g40 0s a satelrlte to DrLffielct. co/i'-r.cK base of l{AtI, crocla PremLerts CessnaJ]6 c.-,tsKsancl Cessna 1g5 e-ARI$t, Dr\LToN54/tt/:O It O't/zt/oo T, 7Jt,rgr,. openectin 1gl+1as a satellttevv-*4sv tovv topoltf,fo,ruP.,r' and closed in 1945.Now the be^seof Ces:na f,fiZf,-C-_i.lf,. DTSIIFORTH 5l+/o\/19*lt/25/oo.u 115'isl. closed Ln t966 but rrot Provosts'fhe is stitr ocasional.yusect by RalGs.lhere have Eon Prlmarv 337 and also :usier 6 g--l,soc 5 iler hrg, for Lse as e

PoTc+9r.q.sl/lt/2o"I.-91 (190o-fl; 27';ISL. Base or condorsG-A',;trp C-AIIU Alredlale & c-,u(c?;Mossenger CTATA]{;/f N A].pir{:^ c-AF;, e-,..,mfr-&-_e-;r.lir-I^rton }viinor Auster 6 G-ARGrrcessna F.15oH G_":.\fpir, o-iiiiGr, and c6ssna F.i72Hf s c-ai;1,u, G-.liigx, and,c,-uiJo,K. llgor Moth TuBGDDand stanpg crffGP-are both ieporarLy to here. Gllders that aro berlevsd be also basect-hereare bSpra L06_1DgGAlrigi Ofy",iirr ZB svalr.owfs net5Of; Skylark 2F fCA95t+; BG,i1169a BgAlJgB;i.etn rc,;gzg; lia6cn Nc,i127g;r

tu,{srfrI nr.''Jlhitby. A pre-war civil airfielct used to be here.

EiiS'l' M00R 5+/OVOOlt U/05/OO fr 75r;SL, Openod$ 1gt+Zfor lr Group andi cLosocftn 19L6. E.iST }IESIERTONThls. usod to be a pre-fiar flying club base.

S. $G.IOJ 53/5i5/3oN Oa/.jB/ro.il l*?'j|,Sr. erened In tg*Z ancl ctosect for flying in 1gL7 but helcl in resorvo.0ccasf,onnLlyused by.Iet Provosts from LLnton. Srylgftffi..,f.{.1|1,/rn$"#;s|:0 n 55';isl.411230 o.0"u. vurcans have no'., lert,and on ' ft" Finningrey vintage A*''raft Museunhae grornn'over tho year,and novl hords ,- Provost T.1. l?27tVIW45. Itunter F,4. 7771\r/re3og,Bwerly c.1. 7g$$Wxu1g. vanptre T'11. 79^8tN/mW6.JaveLin t'-il lllli/x,i+i. Hastings Tgsni/Tre,6oi. Avro 707a . 7868V,;2756.rbirey rD,2. 7ga6yi/:,el7i, riger troth lotstdnigei. Avro 7o7c , l%2\rtrz7+4 . illeteor F.8. 775obt/iiu69, spitftre L!t5e.6g5olvtnr84. $hort SBr5p. 80o5tt/:;,e758. DefLant I,[.F.1. N1571. JaveLln &f5ll9 carrLes ths serial ryy725r a-ndls ex SwantonMorley gate.$leteor 6L158 carries the serlal t';flf&l56t. Tiger lvioth Nt985 ls ex Cti,lorne Alrcraft Museum.

FIFtsECK Details aro requLretl about this dleusecl airfield.

Fui,t slnT0ry. 55/58/ro N 0o/52/w il 56|ASL. openoctin 5.lrb, Nothing el.se knolvn.

IPDON. nr, HuIl very llttl.e is norryloft of this once very active airfieLcl. -r 49UE-OI9-SAiIEIN.G-U903 53/t*B/go N @/52/N 12iASL. H.SoA BLackburn Dirrision's [email protected]$,ereBuocaneerE.I'K523,,y'&526l fr{974t fr1976, )G'I978rXIrr5O &fi1352. Fhantorn II'E X9597, XV406, )ff410 & XII'+1!.$uooaneer -

-I{e@tET0N fiw rniles north of at a farm strip is basecl Caribbban e,-i3Fts. gtrD?ESIEry 5t/.37/1oN ol /5o/oo';i 825'ASL.Baseof Ri.teyDcve G-aRDH anct fr.,isru.Basoal in the QseenAir area but not at the airfiefa is Jet Ralrger,G-AiiRV. Also in Huddeisfielct City is Gyrocopter G-.1TB.

W53/57/@Noo/2v/3aw1o7'AsL.Partsoftheairfie1d.herearesti11 visl.able, 'I(ETGI{IfiY l.{r.G.tsird has Bird Gyrocopter G-.t...\ryat his hone.

5346(w N oo/5E(T''a sringsbyts have reccntly,been talcen over ana are rnon seemj-ngley con_centratingon glid.ers. The c.lll{cov Liner has le'en procluction . droped as has of the Nipper.'The.Jigs for the Latter are non at castle oonrringion,

A flna named Sand.bachConstruction Co,Ltd,, have recently obtainecl initAal aproval_ for an aircraft factopy Iru"e,ft ts hoped.to produce a atrcrart, the C..Ir{COCTV Linerr. "Iilht

IiE00NTIEIQ531+2/30 il 2!';iSL. -N ^00/26/00 -,nrir1',rindsI{omeof 60 lru who deal rvith various aircr^aft, Piilv -llghinitg:-|nd ?g?-sqn. lhe latterrs rotato through hero and are )cDl65, xr414, xJ4Jor r"1723, .vJ72g,fr{g6gt xl{ggo, }p40J & p4o/+. T,TilRDS/BRADFCRD 53/52/w N o1/jg/10'it 691ASL. Basoof :- '1508 Cessna G-AST?. Apache G--:,pvK. Islander G_;,,"I{T. 150F c*iTHV. .,: ;: triztac c"-.i,ioTD. -.tero 1L.- G-ASTU, qr4Tlm" u.. /rzteo G_.iVLV. piaggio p.166 G_iRil: F.150F G--\fi,{K, ' Cherokee 1BO G-.1$il(. pup 2" G_;jigi{, 172 G-..{noc ,f ' 't " G-i,ysE. chiprnunk G_jlPpa" 172F- G-,mlT, il n 1t+O G-,XT0li Rallye-Cub G__iiiTT. T .172II c.-A\lil ,r 'r o G-AV;fiF. Ialco L t' t70B crlpvs. G_AWJ" ' T.nin comancheG-.IVC?. Tereier G-:siJ; j] crreroie"v"v' vr'vv. sixutr^ G-..rJV.tr-trfd v ' _iiredalo-iLl'c(Ialg ! ri ))(a'i19T?.Z-I A :-*:1.^_ ,;;";- G_.is,fi.G-.iS'JI. [ 9,-ATSI,[-' Trave]. Air G-AS1.{F. Caribbean c-.ipT?., F*," seens-":ildti,i;fi,;i :l ?:;;ff'#;j#'f; ilU1",:il:il:;j,';l;ffi,* fhere are cessna 15pts G-;iTSS& c,-.1'PzR; cessna 172 crjiiur,r; c"u"n" 182 G-,rsNN,cessna Ie-.iXCf; Piper Cr;'iRtG; and i,iusketeer 5l 'l G- iSCL. { .-os.fif:"":lu*t:Chanor+q irr *ha i$J:"i"ili'3i*;":'ffii-+ ^€ -^-:r^-r- G-ASTETh?-4y"o,'gwas written *Hl{i"ilnili*5iTl",}llliiliir"" off uhen it into Yeadoncemetary on 2a.1.d!; moved "rtshod ,.iiredal-e G-tr-,:,? to Doncaster early in the year; cessna -F,1lz G-J,Tilzirent Fournier io Doncaster on 21.j.i RILAD G-AT'iIEKfinally went to Barton on 2.J+.; cessna g.ilz a::'-'nir{-;9i*'*"a C,.AVHHwa.s derivored c'.AwrK3^**y.gl:'.:1,1:!1 9ii;; triio ior stansr"ion 18.h.; i,rusketeer movedto ]vlanchesteron 28,5'; cessna.,ioe c-rsw 'uentt" ttrr*i;;;;""H"EJ-i5i, 1'11 ' and on the follor"ring day ',.,{hite Apl:h: G-:'.RlvlAdeparted to ,/al-tham: -ii,uster "" monedto Sherburn on 1.4. and.- c-..pAF on--23.4, to"" b5rPup G-MCrir. Other new residents on 1,r.61 "upiiced.ui-""qd :::r:h;3"::^G;:,II *::t -:rri.ved as irivRK";;d acquired its British narks for the first tirne on 26,+.1cessna 3j7- c_mer arrirrJa*o'i-;:;:, ";;"ffi;T; ci*ts1,-rL i.t2. Birbs of passage f:?;:"1_l*.':11?::1^?{J::"*_J1e i:"";';;.havebeen!l8l"3ii"ffie cessna u;ii;.;;d-ll s*.n*"aon 24.b.cessna *ly^,y:,v€d,;on'19.8. l:1*:"::*.,ol,l.e;l:.i:*-1":and left for !R.172c-A,;,yK lfialta,onzj,B,1 cessn*nze G-,rxFK;;";;ifi.;:;'l; ft:il c-,uqx arrivea on j.tz. and n owner.1:::"_*:ur,:::1{.*pt:j'in 9?u":u.:ll is believocrro"I"i"nlii be for Nencastle. ,luster G-ARGTvras dolivered. to riau.rice cr".iio ;;-;;:;. scrapy?t* rem"ins o{iy orthair::-*:::":1Y,"1 on 1f:!?:9:-Ih" c-rgr arr{.vedror 17.jr.cessna F150 *as bough,tfor "ia"-irrospares by y.I ..i. an&;;i;;;-"7)i.gi^ uien sta;,ai,e-",t;rde bigger l:ff""1":T:n,,::-::::::"1^t1lly,:hi"h.l::nths and tr:e Br(shangar for_some is understoodto have beenwithdrawn from use.Thefuser;'# ;i"*;il5ffi?;33; ;ed or arr useablepa*s i"L:::"1"t1removedto ths#.'ll,,k';::*n::g::-':: south East corner of ::'t"tne a-irfiera t=f;.r.i-;;;;-";;; ior .itr"-p"ilfr"u. CITY DSrsons Garage opposite Loeds Uniteds football display and a _ground indoors Dragonfly in special hangar on top of one of the lceds University rhe buitdings is Skeetor f' DnagonflyriG7o7:once crisplayed outside traltace Arnolcls been Deusbury Road Depot sold for sc ap to a dealer- in BeLl e fg1e. r" '-*- 5'.h8ffiY:?/tzloo' u''d ,'r',*;Iu,yro wt6s/iW wsst'/tt ntet2'/,ii#.zbi,,.,i"'' r#iFn"* $f,82il""' w6o7/u mu*ss/t+ ryt1i:6i ogzw, restt/.t x*se'/s r,N12!'t{+ wtg'tiZ $gii:7ji ffi1BE/Gz ' x e+a/1.5 wpit,;i ryitl'til y'"G36/63 wEts/6 wssi'/i'e 'wwZtii{,2?i'/.is iqLei/-r!dez|tjj w+6t/t muaz)/1t -.ZIli,FI xl?g/ps. re676/6tt w+gt/Q o,n461'/18. wfriQ't.ib yigqti.grjil+tlrZ w57V65 n;t67/e frrstr',/tg frii g7,is **z7.si'*lqll,tib4izl,t.si ffi675/66 wng/to spryiTzo oZqi/ftrplIg'ti| m55e/57 nr5o6/t1 rq\ry+si/zt $iii't,iiresr;z!fib e5u6/68 Meteol re562/t+9 reG6r/59 $ql ii ig+Mhs7h4 is repobted to bc gato gua:.iian. :'53/32/@ LrND'IIorsE g w/s}p 7!, tgtAsL. rc505; stnike cornmandBombi'g school have hcre ':rq6z{'4$e5rr; rG5rt; rerdti rerzai ;#"*"tity,s .,rirg16iI'astinss ' wfr75' g"ra*iii'u"a6i"-olaer_resfii'r1;;e;;-ii]54; rrrseJ; ' a*rotbut.Threetravo*:--!i:-4"ti"!1 !!iy-."" reregatodto rire praatice so rar sirrdrea trri"siui""au"iig,?_f.j", iiJy-.ru 15'5r'j'te52g ptangteaon-i4.5. rG51gto carrsir.o on { and resii-to nrggin iiiii oi'ze-to.q.R{rn.$i\group ' ;'l;';,l"ii":iJl,fH*"1#"1#t:* f;;6t$ ;eLfuT#."Ltug*'ai;-i;'H;"tiirgo a helinolt owned.by,the W Electricity Board is hero. tilirlf.L;rrE ivro Avian rrra G-Accris stirr" in storage hereo 'r'rmro.lr bw ouse5i4/o3/w N qA2/9g' jlt ''51,;sL. 1 F.T.s. pronost ww55n4 w556/'25 xfrtboa/ji "*"' hav.o-' - hora Jet r,j,s !_ w6t6/ts o4ii/n xietu/ug ''vs6he ryy,7v/p ry1122;1.ii rpfi7/t+z re558/5o :o,rr-g\'/.ti nql;ltjtr w6td/t+t xs*t'/t 7 )svr+79/ie ;*gli/jt w6B3/51 :n577/18 ntsgi/zt m674/w rr(555/iz l0rull/tg ,nt1$7.2e wc-1\t.ta m!tg:yy5. .frerc/sureeet/st w+i%/zo ntu6e/.zt wq6|lyjbryg2i'.4ti ryigo-l,re mss+/zt m\oiln n' rG/!_T xstaz755 frIt+oJ/22" wagillt ryqqg'tfi Q7t/+a reyrc/atr #qi.itLo e+e.c-iiainsschool are arso e$Ytrilii5;3'i"i:ffi#{gt{rfrr#ri1?,u/r,'anasiine3u,-i.irB'"-csie Ei",wne1c.based,hero TISSETT54/@/6 lU_OO/f 6/W vr,-lr.7rilSl,. olrenectLn 1g4])as a single closed Ln 19t+5,A few br inu utiilain!";nd-;;; SquadronStatlon and, parts or ine *n*.y" still remarn. I'L{r'T.N Thls ex &iF arrfier.a is now inhabitecr by cessna 17a eF;Rru. l.lARSsEn".R1d9r"T used to be ilre site of a post war civir airfield. i'ttRST.Ni\t00R 53/58/oa N ol/17/jo't, /orrsl, opened tracks.iiu'iu##;;y"!, za,.L h1. $Iain mnvraysrere torn up i".l3f3;Ht"ilff".t;*t *n" ordhangars are 'c' part or an

@ryry"E1/sL/oo w 6/ro/oo E. z5f-lsL. 0poned, Ln tg*2 and alosed to flying in 1gt+6. shiuld rj71a G-AJi?t{is under rySg constnrction at tho Grammarrjohool. 'h6iie NE'lmruqoRPE of cessna 'r50rs.9-:irtr, c-,iwf., & G-;!.-'TX.?up G-.rrjov, cherorcee,s fiffi*"flffi#$:|;H:_:ffi+.c-A;,,'y,rie", M"tr, c-"esi,-iZiLt"crat crA'r, sipa!0J

' e !, . -austef C,-iiJDy is , basect he re. N0RTHDUFI'IEI;D off the At 6j hero is the base of Cossna F. 150F C,-_iTStB. NORTON Alr Bnitain_Olgest of Scptenrberi954 to the publi.o says that an Rj,F airflelcl hene on tB.9l1+..tpurl-irom that nould be open wu knon nothing about this airfielcl. E:ut,I./n[II& openeciin t 9dBfor Hul.l .l.ero Club ancl & G-.II0N, Condor g*/,iim, is now thd-_base of ,f,/tN Afpfrars a Jot Ranger C,-A,rtK.ntts-of G_AGSI Tig"; ${ott g_;NEI'are ufso hore. ii,oTRD[qrluthe radar statlon hbre has tr{eteorn'n(t)r4 xETggas gate guardl.an. )IC]ffiRII,IG 6U,iZ/cq w nn/,.a rzn -n ,rr.^- PONTEIRA-CTPleI EmeraudePFA705 is under constnrction in this tonn.

REDQ.RThe race course here has its own airfield.

Rlcciit 5l/+g/oo tt o1_/a1/9,*, ,5tA$tr. The main runrrayswere torn up d,uring t968, but one hangar still stands and is no,niused by a scrap morchant. . r, , , i RrliG'sTpM3DGE 53/4o/@ tt q/56/W,i, 105OtAsL.Iiarifax Gliding ctub fly from fiqrp usinl three ghders,

rypB3s 53/56/oot 4/tt/oo'r, 65'isl, TheHellcopter specialist gtighr of 1.-F.T,.s. al-tiro'.igh based at Church Fonton come hdre on week d.eys to fLf Chiprnbnk-silp807i:Az ,p,g1;/Bz IG36L/iI|.liw7/L2-$G)+79/a'.:rZBu+t?|.l:-a859/E;-,;zB62/s-z'g69t*/r'l,3gor1,p,4..ffiz|9/u'. Oasc f'lre Giiding !]uU. fLy from l,ere on thc week encls using Skylark n W,i},,ilAli' Cr:.pstanT,49 BGi\lOO9/49ji Sii.ngsby.\.AB BG.A111O,Sualt_ow 8G.,11 338/4,9;t Eo.,r, Zl i*Xng6/llZ 1a6e $ll5o7\44; OLympia BGAIIZS/UA, and Bo1kowPhoebus rlc.A1'!37dn iOe ootrigfiprqiwd on 9.11"69. Here also on 4,1,7O. vrasa gJider numbered.t!!tvrhich looted'trifc,a ",LFi4g..l SCj890ROU4H,i'tBurniston there ls a heliport ouinedby tire l]:rrna 0i1 Co. which.is,freguently used. -'lrround this area a iiF-1LC is undcr construction.

$qcP.ToN-5t*/24/lo.N 01/3a/oo u, 2ocf,lsl. Openedin late 19L1 as a satortifo' to Catterick, closcci in {9+5 but continued as a non flying unit. '.-a..-.,

SCC.T:|Sg$$ betneen Sherburn and Doncaster is to be tho base of liger l(qth ILBeDDphEn I,t C OlIl.r, S onto the Britrsh register.

SEIFJAt i;he Fork on the 41 the Mote1 there hes a he.!.iport. : '' q:TTiDrltrr.)lT qat vrLL,,u--\::.!-::.,,1r^2..1!.'7 --s,.JCi.i /nr.:t 01/13/A)'i{,nt /a z tl(vt ::r 26|ASL.o1l ThemL^ Flyingri.-: -- Club^l ..L hereL.,.-^ continues^- to grow.Basbdt hers rlow "r.irf X.J.i,ha.!sG'-A.JSS, G-j*IU'j, and G-,IRRL, the htter is in stora6io but ii expeolod to f1y a.ga.:i.;,. .,\,rsi;r:r',,,i*'tr.'i.,jM & G-;,PiF, l{essong;ers G-jJOE & Cr';L:I, Tiger }toths Cr-;},mK'(tn " bits)G*A,:iDIj,&C].-,uUT-I..lu:.:buIentG-"iPYZ,Cessna150'se-;TNc&G*;j:I,I,Cherokeer'E'j. G-AVGI & 3-;ii:[Fi{, Jode]-s G-,:\P}[, G-.I'rU\i, r,-JCG & G-;J'IS, liinrcab C.--'.'dUBr;.and final-y, Condors Cd',l'f\/]i, G-:',';TEI, Cr;',*'S0, & G-,'.W8.,1t nearby Leneton Lod.ge is Gyrqcopter G-/\&IN. - .: S!U!E' base of Joctel G-:iitrTTf.

' SKIPSLLidctail-s about the aiyfleld that used to be here are f,€QULl€Ctr , r:

SI l?ToNgi\i Si,filfi 54/13/rA N 01/26/00;i, 9Ot,,SL. openectin 1942 anq after war: continecl as a non flying unti. sNirTH 53/U//oo N c1/o5/Oo'r, 33r;iSl"ftrenedLn June 1941 and clcsea in i %7:

SUTTqI-a[fHTJLL This Barage Ba].Ioon repair station & post r,lar RIF Fire Schoot.Ot;6a gnr, -ifr'6-school 1:158;fcn moved to l,ianston. . : ,,

$-J1:ili-lJ"ri.{,5\.,/t5/oOlt 01/13/OO',;, 92or,iSr,. Gliders that are novrhero lnc1udo ALoute II t5tit; its8,; ,l+3O,; ri;g.t-., Ka6e Blanik W:A321/5OO/}-;WX! Eag'Je EGABOo:Swallow Bgj,BSr; st:r"rH;;:.y'T.+JBGri'rq5U1?J3; Sky 3Gi,1053/706;skylark L BG.r11o8/258tol-ympla 453 wAjl7g/ ?l+,t:sar'r 15 zu,l1te5/'t+25; Blanik W,in\451.92; Ka6e W:.145O/5; 3b6CRAe.J284; ancl pivat' BGJ485. Giider Tug here is Su.oerCub G-irTiii{.A1sobasod here is Nipper CTAII,KT? .. ...,,t . TE'ES-$I@5t+/3O/@ X A/25/@ A, lzOtASL. Base of Cessna 150 G-,\THZt 172'C-^r-A'egi. trR.'172FG-AIXX; 182 G-A$ru; Pups g-&\HI( & G-rilGV; Jcdcls G-,IRRE& G-,:iSFF;l,iesdenger G*r'rJ'ir'B;Baladou G-lrVlLI; Cherokeots G-.iRH. & G-ATJE; Irtotoflke GTIVBI(; Rapide, C*AI{GD:,Tipsy Trainer C.-i,fSC; Aigtet C,-ANilX,Nord 1101 Cr-tTIiHanil Airetlale G--ii,TGi.Tempoiary fosiclefits are Rogcrs Aviation Cessna 150 G-.,;ilULand Pup G-i,VZlf. -, , . TIIIRSK luton Minor CrirTCJ flies in thts &r€&r

THOLTHORPE5t+/O6/m N,O1n5/W'tr 5Ot,lSl.Openedln Spring ot 19t+3'and closecl in 1945.

THORIfABY54/1t/@ N olh\/wt;, 75'isl. Non a housing estate,

TODTICHHone of RothorhamGliding CLub.tr\rrther details aro reguiredl, QOIVCfJ,Jfff? tho movementshore are again'cut by thc bad uoather of La'

27,11. G-jITBV .ilztoo F Glasgot T ,'fulve*ramptorb 50''1'1. G-JIRW ,r/tll elpha F El'stree T Sherburn. 2>12, G-il$K Cessna F.172F T Shobdon. 4.12. e4)RP $tanpe F Elstroe. G-.rrrSI0(Cherokoo 180 tr'/T Shorburn. 5112. g-rffFH Brantly B.2B l'' Tatenhill ? T LLncoln Gat norksl r C'-fiGI Cesgna401A F Jlaokpool.C,-&SYJ Travel .1,1rT Goorlnootlr 9.12, CdillllP Cherokee 1l+O F Netherthorpe. 16.12. erAgtio Oessrra1720 r/r Rhoobo, 18.12. G-AifIO' Brantly B. ?3 F Lico1n Gas for."ks I lploester Eastr G-AXCff Rtp 2 F Netherthorpe T Sherburn'

Wo" shatl incLucletl the movonents from herr every other month. 28.1O.elffi-I{ITipr,* F/.t . 1.11. e,-AtruJlblco FA -^/;:- 9o1'l;' G-AI(BY" Cessna &01 F/T Blackpool. 20.11. G-.{XG{ICondor FA OoneaEter. 21.11t G-*Rm Cossda172 F/.T Loeds. 22.11 . G-.irTIvtKCessna 1W g/T lBodls. 27.11. e'-AWGlf, 'J/tn.,tlphaCessnaF.15On F/T Donoaster.z9.11.e.-AtrruJ 3h1co F/t loeas. 14.12.G-ARUX F/T Donoastor. 15.12. G-A'ifGyCessna F.15OH. . 16.12. ei-nml frl. Paaer F/T iest Heslerton.Zl.12. G-ARU!J,/tN Alpha. 21.12,.G-jUCRP Stampo F/t Doncaster. 23,1Z.(*},XGT Condor I'/f OojrcagtEro 26.12.' G-.ril?GXCossna F.172H f .IBeds. j.1rG-iriTGYCessna Frl50 F Notinghanr 3o1, G-AWGX CessnaF.172 Ff Doncagtetr.4.1.e-lIlCN F paull f Skugd;".

f/!9y ti?-f$ BLicI,,IrsItE.'rvr/irroN F,EVrEII - An excerr.ent rnagazrne for tbe morer lo,lllltaryI'lllltary mlnded enenth st. llow in its 1Zth yoarr of publicationroublicatlDn^ TenTrrn pagesnArle.r evetXr gonth-, overflowing uith information, including con'prehensive coverage of looal area ((southern southern EngJ.anct)fnglgnj) rtBWSrrBWSr Onrerseas roports. Ilistories. Crashos. SpecfalSpecial supplementssuoolements etc. - $ubscriptionD-fr&ruer-rtrtr.Lrrrr 1l2f5/- g.a.poat inc.J.nor t)eBtriig9rpostage, S.A.E.5o-l!r.$r for.I Of, sampleSample COpy ancland mernborshipmefnb6fship fom,fOm, totO Tho Socrstaqf, BLa 'kbushe Aviation Research Group, it Napicr Road, Cronthorno, gerks. RO117Et,

-SCOTTISII;i4 l,irEwSig.the onJ.y magazine producecl in Scotlancl glving a comprehensj.ve covorage of all aviation matters ln Scotlandt For a free sampLecopy nri{e to tle $ecrotary, 129.1'uldhouseRoail, Nevrlancls,Glasgow S,Jr or en"iose 127- i;;.-y*iu subscrlpti.on (January - Deoomber tgTO)L '4ElIA,*nEOnErS -- . !h" only monthly rnagazine to givo oomplsto cletaLledl coverage avlation to in Eugt Lnglla.- I'Iou in lts ninth year of, publiortion with oompnehensJ.ve-samplo lIliX.itary andl clvll_nenns, artioles, anci agfield movoments.',trite for f,roe cppy to Mr,C.M.tr?ost, 1O Rutlanil Garclens, Rochford, Sssox.

rJl€Few11,1 be a vtrs1t to R;A,F. Chunoh.Fenton'onlhureday Sotfr Aprll l97O arrlvlng l+00 hrs. All readcns lnterestc.d pleaee contact-the edltor f,or furt hef .deta 11S. r.it------L----;--- Capt i V. Chea Sfuonone of the parachutc rcsLnentrc6LBent w111 be 6lvtng a talk on qlrs Aqfop-1_an_9._Q1ub'YeadonAlrport Feb. l5th,- '-'' l9l0 ,tr'T RbVIE"'Tgoi\iCil'I]ED, /-;: J Lll-g t gfry'2{1z,1oat-^o-!/,?3/oo{r89rAsr,' ry'82?9/p: .!-.79f1 ':{Ft+t\/e-Hsne'lrle6/nt'_:'!!?t$/rof ths A.,t.r.T.s. who-have varstty's'ortjjiiot wgag/Ai =ilJ9o7/Ai_!.rlLo; !!_g?l/atrrsoi/s. t wtgg/ri winsrb;' & T8192.Undor Arqy ro-.rr'g8nisationilrUi; ;,..q,.c. .re rrii6'"it1 P:oonp 6??^Sqn.r even,though.they stilL solclle,r on nlth Beavsrs reT7jip1l9i"fro: and )pB2L. Also herq ts .cornstc.2 rc671/792n[ ancl flro praotice aircraft vareiil'il z frJ&i7go1g{ Eqr ,IEsr+,Eo[. Moor F-rn here'Ls tho bass of frl-pacer G-apflI.

FolQiEltPS 53/1t+/wN @/58/wt, tzor;g1. openedln 10.45, Runnays still capable of taJclngllght al.rcraft. cn/on/Nw, !f:oRlf,5r/59/wN JofAsL.rhls pre-narflylng club airf,ieldl nae takon ovor by the RAl'durlng ttre raf. Non clLsusedt. Tloulil'our readlerrrpl.eas6 tell us if .a11 rLc. norlc put tn by tho.Edltorr 6n thls duvoy ,..:--=.-lF!F-

1.12. G-AV0K Cossna411 Cessna?,172G 2.12t I 91."-g?y.CrAgIM T Turnhouso., €-rli0{R Navajo T TernhiLl. e,-,r,f0l r',irtourer F/T Usworth. G-j,SSf Hs 125 F }trowcastleT lleathron. C,-AT€Ai.iessex yarmouth., 3.12. G-AT/'L I/I Dornier Do2B F lenthorpe. G-;li'rEVCherokeo 1UO Fft Cilsgo-w:"'-, G-.I.TTPJ Cessna 421 F/T Iravesclen. tr.12. G-;\SBO ? F/! Norvuiph. G-ASRf Azteoi'F DentramT Heathrow. G-il(iw Cessna 421 F Siloth T ipavesdon. 5.12. CrAWS ',,lilite .l,ztec f/f l,?altham. cr.inrD tvln Comanchor G-"JlilP I{ing iir F Northolt T t\rrnhouse T }I?rite Tr'altham. 6.12. G-A1TDKCanadalr C.1]r4 Cres TralnLng. 8.12. lili-Npc Navajo urith- IN-NPB l'/T 0s1o, n/s on oharteri rN-suF trbcker 9.27. tr'0s1o T Rotterdam. 9.12. CrAIrTf Iieron F Filton T Trrrnhouse.e,-..lTtrtli.rantly - B.ZB. C'-ATCA ffesse:c F 0i1 Rlg North-Star T yarmouth. 16.12. PH-SBC s-51 F DJrco T Boccles.G-,iSTZ llughes 269 27.12. SE-BSR ' p/t ' e,-AfA- "-*] "t'''-Birori. Convair 440 Strava Bgorr G-;'.TSCTiessex ; JO,.12, Cr-llIPU Hs 125 I;C.T. Fft Luton. G.-AJ(PS tls125 hp.fabacoDr F Donnington 1.1.70.G-AW lastlg T Glasgonr BAC1-L1 Crou trainingr erj;t'i0 .,llouetfe"

LEE-CS, .1..= also on, Next rnonth ue nill get up to date. 27.1o, C'.ATDI Cessna ' J10J Al.soon 11h1.j.11. Crjiwti Twin Cornanche. ga*rick. C,-altlX FA, Pup -N/s. i.29/tO g-AMZN Dove5 G-.SDL (& A,13r17,&1\/ll . -l Coman.he 25O. 10.1J. .l G^ASy.rT:'ave1 :lir T,/T ]./lanchester I e'nvcJ tseag1e . 8.20 .L 28/1J, 5. 18. C*.if:r.g iSeagie B"ZC6 i G-A'ii,tJX i(i:.gAir. F/T eatwick. Lt?..* 2o,!J,.i? G-AvilJ Ulie:'ck.rc1i+O N.1s. 28.10, tr-l.Uf Cessna B2L 1 N,/u,A"I Jt'-11 cx G^,GyV CCnancher250 g-.:fi&[P Cossr:a1728 F Manchester. [16.12. C-..,T;D Cl:erokee 1l90 G-:liTMP CessnaF.172H !' Newcas.tle. i..12 & 15/ll, C,-,;)pU Hd 4'JA G-;lTHZ Cessna 1 Ii' Barcelona. i 5CF _N/s.^..1 O/1i, C,-i,;>lig Viscount G-.:Sr8 Aztec Charter. Jand. n/1 to 1j 6,11. c_.,ltilpv horon 2D G-ir1flvlK King,iir F31ackbushe. lAc't1 ,8.15/12 G-rts,,JBeagle 8.2Q6 p/f 29.,1o.G-:iSfU Queen-iir co"uni"r; ; G-.\P}I'f .!.3,_7.&l5/1, xs7go Andover CC..z. F/T Heathrou. I Apache (-L.,tz:.* tQ/12. C.-AilHP .r/rn n/s cr:iwZ Cherokee 1/+o ,g Oxforil, ,[pha !D. 12/11. C.A;ICU G-AVifT Cherokee Aero Command.orT Cranfield.. 14O A., 23/t1 . 1.11' . c*hrpc c-.ittiD CessnaF.150F ..SOOIls 125 .F-.gqheya. Ny's to 20.11, e- G-AREA Dove 8 Tnin Comanche N/s.' F ffoodford. , C,_AT.6y J0.1o. erA\IRF IIs ' ,'.ireclalo N/s to g.11. 125 8.11. G__:iT;iL G-.\Tff IIs 125 'xI' llTniclr. Dorntor Do28B' tr' Gamstdn. .r'orneDu. Dakota G-AVIF 140 A 13h1. ,Cherokee i.'i'tfr)rr: f:rffi Cterokee Stx .F/f polsteaci G-ARLK Connanche2t0 G-.i,.;TA Jl .1 O. G-iLSXV - -- - ^ ^9.11. CessnaJ10 To j1/11. QueenAir -A.1-2rj7r18rig G-.1?fi6 .' C,-ARTI i{oron 2D j.3r j., Brantly B.ZB . Ny's. \* ?.84 10.11. G_AF# Cessna G-l\riTS Cesina F.127H, 185 F/T Conj.ck HaII L-H'JZ,a 15/12 c-;1.i.:p lfllyajo C'.-ATOL Jet Hanger. t/r Biggin. IIiII F/Il P.arrogato G-:ISED Viscount {.11r G-TRDL Comanche210 Chapter. t/T Sy,:iell. G-j.?XG irztea G.AS.,;I, CessnaF.1 27F N/s. -)i.415e12e&. 11.11. Crigg,ll ;'.ztec D G-ASW Cessna O T Eastliogh. Jl T-&h1 & 17/12 cr.twr;,,?rin Comanche 2,11, G-ATSdAApg le F/T eat*iok. soldr tcsTgo And.ovor CC.2 xrg32 Siourc Ti!! re552, F/T Heathrow. ci_avJt I\rin ConoancheF/t iVonrich. xr2t+7' Sloux XTi'iCfrXT550at 2.1,1. C-,f_mfi xrB,+9 Sloux King Air T TeosSLde. J.'l{. G-.lr'iRr Jet fi.anger Beech E1BS-1 2o0 N/s. F/r teedsr Jj.11.3:-LH IIs CTAXAU Twin Comancho 125 T Vionna. 1 fieathrowo c'-$6v Pup o-ttrtLt Dako,ta T Northolt. thtce. -.'' G-iiVSO G-$VCI Beagle 8.205 N4"' Aztec tr'€oventry. crr'roco 4.11. E-APM Viscount i;iharter. Heron F/T Gatwick. G-.I.\n'I CogsnaF,15OH Dakota T Prestwl.ck. !:.6lii: Cessna182I' xr557 Stotuc C/.s ;'A 356. ffiH3' f/t mlcestor E. c-{iilltx ilvro 19 G-.\lnc Hs 125 F/T l&tfietd. Srs 2 F/t Btactpool. 2 Boaver gp1ntr6r.. C-:iSFC Piaggio P,i66 T Heathrorc. , Bluo - Cr-.rlSD Hudres 269t, trr renqe{Aa R6-t6- Scout N/s.