• Eshott Airfield is a general aviation airfield in the civil parish of Thirston, in the county of Northumberland, England, 20 miles (32 km) north of Newcastle...
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    small former RAF aerodrome, Eshott Airfield, is located there. The nearby Eshott Hall is a listed country house hotel. Eshott was formerly a township in...
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  • public active aerodromes (airports and airfields) in the UK and the British Crown Dependencies. Most private airfields are not listed. For a list ranked by...
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    U moved to RAF Eshott in Northumberland as the unit's training syllabus requirements had outgrown the capacity of such a busy airfield, especially with...
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    venue is no longer used for speedway, however. It is now known as Eshott Airfield and is a base for flying microlights. Felton lies adjacent to the A1...
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    This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They...
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  • with No. 57 OTU at Eshott from May to October. He was then posted to No. 130 Squadron as a flight commander. Based at the Deurne airfield in Belgium, this...
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    year, he returned to instructing duties with a posting to No. 57 OTU at Eshott. In March 1945, Hallowes was posted to North Weald to serve as the deputy...
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    Supermarine Spitfire training unit based at RAF Eshott, Boulmer's parent unit). Part of the airfield formed the basis of a caravan site with the runway...
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  • September 1942 he moved to 57 OTU, initially at RAF Hawarden and then at Eshott, on the same duties. In early July 1943 Lawrence went to RAF Duxford for...
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