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Royal Flying Corps airfields

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A list of airfields of the Royal Flying Corps.

British Isles

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Name From To Current county Country Current use
Andover August 1917 1 April 1918 Hampshire England British Army Headquarters
Anwick September 1916 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Farmland
Ashington October 1916 1 April 1918 Northumberland England Potland Burn Surface Mine
Ayr 1917 1 April 1918 Ayrshire Scotland Ayr Racecourse
Bacton 1916 1 April 1918 Norfolk England
Baldonnel 1917 1 April 1918 Co. Dublin Ireland Headquarters Irish Air Corps
Beaulieu 1914 1 April 1918 Hampshire England Open land
Beaumont Night Landing Ground April 1916 August 1916 Essex farmland
Beddington Aerodrome January 1916 1 April 1918 Greater London England Housing
Bekesbourne 1916 1 April 1918 Kent England Housing/Farmland
Beverley Aerodrome 1916 1 April 1918 East Yorkshire England Beverley Racecourse[1]
Bicester January 1917 1 April 1918 Oxfordshire England Bicester Airfield
Biggin Hill 1916 1 April 1918 Greater London England London Biggin Hill Airport
Blackheath Common NLG March 1915 July 1919 Essex farmland (army)
Bogton 1917 1 April 1918 Ayrshire Scotland
Boscombe Down 1917 1 April 1918 Wiltshire England Military airfield
Bournes Green day LG May 1917 June 1917 Essex farmland
Bracebridge Heath Landing Ground 1918 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Industry/Agriculture
Braceby Landing Ground 1916 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England
Braintree NLG end of January 1917 October 1918 Essex farmland/housing estate roads
Bramham Moor Aerodrome 1915 1 April 1918 Yorkshire England Now farmland
Brattleby (Cliff) 1916 1917 Lincolnshire England RAF Scampton (flying)
Brentingby 1916 1916 Leicestershire England Farmland
Brooklands Landing Ground 1914 1 April 1918 Surrey England Brooklands Museum
Broomfield Court NLG August 1916 August 1919 Essex farmland
Brough Landing Ground 1916 1916 East Yorkshire England
Buckminster 1 October 1916 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Farmland
Burgh Castle Landing Ground 1915 1 April 1918 Suffolk England
Burnham-on-Crouch FS 1915 July 1919 Essex Farmland
Bury/Ramsey September 1917 1 April 1918 Cambridgeshire England Farmland/Housing/Industry
Bury St Edmunds Landing Ground 1916 1916 Suffolk England
Calshot Naval Air Station 29 March 1913 July 1914 Isle of Wight England Calshot Activities Centre
Castle Bromwich 1918 1 April 1918 West Midlands England Industry/ Housing
Catterick September 1914 1 April 1918 North Yorkshire England Marne Barracks
Chattis Hill 1917 1918 Hampshire England
Chiddingstone Causeway December 1916 1 April 1918 Kent England Open land
Chingford FS December 1914 March 1919 Essex reservoirs
Clacton seaplane station August 1914 Autumn 1916 Essex seafront
Coal Aston 1916 1 April 1918 Yorkshire England
Collinstown 1 April 1918 Co. Dublin Ireland Dublin Airport
Copmanthorpe 1916 1 April 1918 North Yorkshire England
Coventry (Radford) 1916 1 April 1918 Warwickshire England
Cramlington 1915 1 April 1918 Northumberland England
Curragh Camp 1913 1 April 1918 Co. Kildare Ireland Irish Army barracks
Detling 1917 1 April 1918 Kent England
Didsbury 1917 1 April 1918 Lancashire England
Doncaster 1916 1918 South Yorkshire England Doncaster Racecourse
Dover (Swingate Down) 1914 1 April 1918 Kent England
Eastburn 1917 1 April 1918 East Yorkshire England Alamein Barracks
Easington Oct 1916 Mar 1919 Co. Durham England farmland
Easthorpe April 1916 December 1919 Essex England farmland
Eastleigh 1910 1 April 1918 Hampshire England Southampton Airport[2]
Easton-on-the-Hill 1917 1 April 1918 Northamptonshire England RAF Wittering (flying)
East Hanningfield NLG April 1916 January 1917 Essex farmland
East Retford 1916 1 April 1918 Nottinghamshire England
Edzell 1916 1 April 1918 Angus Scotland Farmland
Elmswell (Great Ashfield) 1917 1 April 1918 Suffolk England
Elsham 1916 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Farmland/Industrial estate
Fairlop FS 1916 summer 1919 Essex sports fields/car sales/WW1 officers' bungalows remain
Farnborough 1912 1 April 1918 Hampshire England Farnborough Airport
Feltwell 1917 1 April 1918 Norfolk England
Fermoy 1917 1 April 1918 Co. Cork Ireland
Filton 1915 1 April 1918 Gloucestershire England Bristol Filton Airport
Finningley 1915 1 April 1918 South Yorkshire England Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield
Folkestone/Hawkinge 1915 1 April 1918 Kent England Housing/Kent Battle of Britain Museum
Ford Farm/Old Sarum August 1917 1 April 1918 Wiltshire England Old Sarum Airfield
Ford (Junction)/Yapton 1 March 1918 1 April 1918 West Sussex England HM Prison Ford
Fyfield NLG October 1916 December 1919 Essex farmland
Goldhanger FS August 1915 March 1919 Essex farmland
Goldington Aerodrome October 1916 1 April 1918 Bedfordshire England Housing
Gormanstown 1917 1 April 1918 Co. Meath Ireland Irish Army barracks
Gosberton 1 October 1916 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England
Gosport, Fort Grange July 1914 1 April 1918 Hampshire England HMS Sultan
Goxhill ? 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Farmland/Industrial estate
Grantham 1915 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Prince William of Gloucester Barracks
Hainault Farm FS October 1914 December 1919 was Essex, now Greater London farmland
Halton 1917 1 April 1918 Buckinghamshire England RAF Halton (flying)
Harpswell 1916 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Farmland/ Museum
Harlaxton Nov 1916 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Farmland
Harrietsham December 1916 ? Kent England ?
Helperby 1916 1920 North Yorkshire England Farmland[3]
Hendon Aerodrome November 1916 1 April 1918 Greater London England Royal Air Force Museum London
Housing
Heathfield 1917 1 April 1918 Ayrshire Scotland Housing/Retail
Hingham 1916 1917 Norfolk England
Hooton Park 1917 1 April 1918 Cheshire England Museum & Vauxhall car factory
Horndon-on-the-Hill April 1916 early 1918 Essex farmland
Hove East Sussex England
Hucknall Aerodrome 1916 1 April 1918 Nottinghamshire England Housing
Hounslow Heath Aerodrome 14 October 1914 1 April 1918 Greater London England Open land
Hylton October 1916 1 April 1918 Tyne & Wear England Nissan car factory
North East Aircraft Museum
Jesson (Hythe) September 1916 1 April 1918 Kent England Farmland
Joyce Green 14 July 1911 December 1919 Kent England Open land
Kenley 1917 1 April 1918 Greater London England RAF Kenley
Lake Down 1917 1919 Wiltshire England Open land
Larkhill 1912 1914 Wiltshire England (MoD land) – Artillery training
Leadenham September 1916 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Farmland/Quarry
Leavesden Aerodrome Hertfordshire England Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden
Housing
Lilbourne 1915 1 April 1918 Warwickshire England Open land
Little Clacton NLG October 1916 July 1919 Essex sports grounds/housing
London Colney 1916 1 April 1918 Hertfordshire England de Havilland Aircraft Museum
Lopcombe Corner 1917 1 April 1918 Wiltshire England
Lydd St Mary 1917 1 April 1918 Kent England
Lympne 1916 1 April 1918 Kent England
Manston 1915 1 April 1918 Kent England Manston Airport
Manton December 1916 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Farmland
Marden January 1917 1 April 1918 Kent England Farmland
Marham 1916 1 April 1918 Norfolk England RAF Marham (flying)[4]
Marske-by-the-Sea December 1917 1 April 1918 North Yorkshire England Housing
Martlesham Heath October 1916 1 April 1918 Suffolk England Housing
Mattishall 1915 1 April 1918 Norfolk England
Melton Mowbray 1916 1 April 1918 Leicestershire England
Mill Farm Night Landing Ground 1917 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Farmland
Molesworth 1917 1 April 1918 Cambridgeshire England RAF Molesworth (non-flying)
Montrose Air Station 26 February 1913 1 April 1918 Angus Scotland Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre
Mountnessing NLG April 1916 December 1916 Essex farmland
Narborough August 1915 1 April 1918 Norfolk England RAF Marham (flying)[5]
Netheravon 16 June 1913 1 April 1918 Wiltshire England AAC Netheravon until 2012
North Benfleet NLG April 1916 March 1919 Essex farmland/new arterial road
North Coates Fitties 1916 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Farmland/Housing
North Coates Flying Club
North Killingholme July 1914 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Farmland/Industry
North Ockendon NLG April 1916 October 1916 Essex farmland
Northolt 3 May 1915 1 April 1918 Greater London England RAF Northolt (flying)
Orsett NLG October 1916 December 1919 Essex farmland/housing/golf course
Perton 1916 1 April 1918 Staffordshire England Housing
Plungar Leicestershire England
Redcar 1915 1 April 1918 North Yorkshire England Housing
Red House Farm 1917 1 April 1918 Wiltshire England MoD Boscombe Down (flying)
Ripon 15 September 1916 1 April 1918 North Yorkshire England Ripon Racecourse
Rochford FS Autumn 1915 1920 Essex airfield
Runwell NLG August 1917 March 1920 Essex farmland
Sadberge[6] Co. Durham England Farmland
Saundby Aerodrome (Gainsborough)[7] December 1916 1 April 1918 Nottinghamshire England Farmland
Scalford 1916 1 April 1918 Leicestershire England
Seaton Carew 1916 1 April 1918 Co. Durham England Industrial estate
Sedgeford 1916 1 April 1918 Norfolk England Farmland
Shawbury 1917 1 April 1918 Shropshire England RAF Shawbury (flying)
Shenfield (Palmers Farm) NLG September 1916 February 1919 Essex farmland
Shotwick 1916 1 April 1918 Flintshire Wales MoD Sealand (non-flying)
Sible Hedingham NLG April 1916 June 1919 Essex farmland
South Carlton November 1916 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Farmland
Southfields 1916 1 April 1918 Northumberland England HM Prisons Acklington & Castington
Stirling 1916 1918 Stirling Scotland Farmland
Stow Maries Aerodrome August 1916 March 1919 Essex England airfield/Heritage Site
Sutton's Farm FS summer 1915 June 1919 was Essex, now Greater London part housing, part public open space
Swinstead Leicestershire England
Tallaght 1918 South Dublin Ireland
Tangmere 1917 1 April 1918 West Sussex England Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
Thaxted NLG January 1917 summer 1918 Essex farmland
Throwley Aerodrome October 1916 1 April 1918 Kent England Farmland
Ternhill 1916 1 April 1918 Shropshire England RAF Ternhill/Clive Barracks
Turnberry 1917 1 April 1918 Ayrshire Scotland Turnberry Golf Course
Turnhouse Aerodrome 1915 1 April 1918 City of Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Airport
Tydd St Mary August 1917 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Farmland
Upavon 19 June 1912 1 April 1918 Wiltshire England Trenchard Lines
Uxbridge 19 November 1917 1 April 1918 Greater London England RAF Uxbridge/Housing
Vale Farm, Thornaby (Yarm) 1914 1 April 1918 North Yorkshire England Housing/Industry
Waddington 1916 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England RAF Waddington (flying)
Waddon Aerodrome 1918 1 April 1918 Greater London England Housing
Wellingore Heath 1917 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England Farmland
West Fenton Aerodrome/Gullane 1916 1 April 1918 East Lothian Scotland Museum
Weston-on-the-Green 1916 1 April 1918 Oxfordshire England RAF Weston-on-the-Green (flying)
Widford NLG December 1914 summer 1916 Essex part farmland, part industry
Stamford 1916 1 April 1918 Lincolnshire England RAF Wittering (flying)
Wormingford NLG December 1916 June 1919 Essex England farmland/WW2 airfield/gliding
Worthy Down 1917 1 April 1918 Hampshire England Worthy Down Barracks
Writtle NLG October 1914 November 1916 Essex farmland/nurseries
Wye May 1916 1 April 1918 Kent England Farmland
Wyton 1916 1 April 1918 Huntingdonshire England RAF Wyton (flying)
Yatesbury 1916 1 April 1918 Wiltshire England
Yokes Court February 1917 November 1917 Kent England

France

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Canada

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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:

  • Camp Borden 1917–1918
  • Armour Heights Field 1917–1918 (pilot training, School of Special Flying to train instructors)
  • Leaside Aerodrome 1917–1918 (Artillery Cooperation School)
  • Long Branch Aerodrome 1917–1918
  • Curtiss School of Aviation (flying-boat station with temporary wooden hangar on the beach at Hanlan's Point on Toronto Island 1915–1918; main school, airstrip and metal hangar facilities at Long Branch)
  • Camp Rathbun, Deseronto 1917–1918 (pilot training)
  • Camp Mohawk (now Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport) 1917-1918 – located at the Tyendinaga Indian Reserve (now Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory) near Belleville 1917–1918 (pilot training)
  • Hamilton (Armament School) 1917–1918
  • Beamsville Camp (School of Aerial Fighting) 1917-1918 - located at 4222 Saan Road in Beamsville, Ontario; hangar remains and property now used by Global Horticultural Incorporated

Other locations

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References

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