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No. 279 Squadron remained at Thornaby and in September 1945 moved its HQ to RAF Beccles where the squadron was to convert to the Lancaster ASR.III, leaving only a detachment behind at Thornaby. In the event it was the detachment at Thornaby that received and converted to them and 279 flew their first operational sorties in the Lancaster on 8 ...
Thornaby-on-Tees, commonly referred to as Thornaby, is a town and civil parish in North Yorkshire and falls under Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, England. The parish had a population of 24,741 at the 2011 census, in the Teesside built-up area. [1] [2] It is located on the south bank of the River Tees.
Stainsby, in North Yorkshire, England, is an abandoned village near the Acklam suburb of Middlesbrough and town of Thornaby. Little more than mounds near the A19 road are now visible. [1] The site is a scheduled monument. [2] Stainsby Grange Farm, Stainsby Hall Farm and Stainsby Hill Farm retain the former village's name.
A sub-station was located at RAF Croft, Yorkshire although RAF Thornaby was closer yet never held sub-station status. [3] Canadian Squadrons based here were 419 "Moose" Squadron , which flew Vickers Wellingtons , Halifaxes, and Avro Lancasters , 420 "Snowy Owl" Squadron , which flew Wellingtons, and 428 "Ghost" Squadron , which flew Wellingtons ...
The A174 is a major road in North Yorkshire, England.It runs from the A19 road at Thornaby-on-Tees, across South Teesside and down the Yorkshire Coast to Whitby.The A174 is the coastal route between Teesside and Whitby; the alternative road, the A171, is described as being the moorland route.
Stockton Racecourse (September 1855 - 16 June 1981), also known as Teesside Park, was a British horse racing venue near Thornaby-on-Tees in the North Riding of Yorkshire England, once considered "the finest in the north". Through the years, racing took place at three sites.
In 1917 the Royal Flying Corps adopted the existing civilian aerodrome just to the west of Marske, expanding it into a military training establishment. In April 1918 it came under the control of the newly formed Royal Air Force , with one of the first RAF students being 'Captain' W. E. Johns , the author of the Biggles books.
Memorial plaque to the former aerodrome. The airfield site now forms a housing estate, [7] industrial estate, shopping centre [10] and local nature reserve (Clifton Backies). [11] However, there are two stubs of the original runways still visible north of the A1237 near the roundabout leading to the shopping centre.