RAF Northstead
RAF Northstead, located halfway between Red Row and Widdrington opened as a Mobile Ground Controlled Interception (GCI) station in May 1941, with Sqd Ldr Keighly
Author: J Corbett
RAF Woolsington
An RAF airfield close to the city of Newcastle had been proposed as early as 1929 with a site on the Town Moor having been
National Archives
On 26th & 27th February 2019 we are making our annual pilgrimage to the National Archives in London. Our primary interest on this trip are
Air Raid – a Home Lost
by Sheila Johnson My parents, Elizabeth and James Bruce lived with their three children at 49 City Road, Newcastle. The houses, which still stand today,
Grainger Market Air Raid Shelter – Newcastle
Beneath the Grainger Market in Newcastle and sealed from public access can be found an air raid shelter, one of many scattered around the city.
Home Guard killed by Grenade – Bellingham
A verdict of accidental death was returned at an inquest in Hexham on George William Glendinning, a 31 year old Forestry worker of Bewshaugh near
Heinkel HE111 3520 – Whorlton
On 6th May 1941 Heinkel He111H-5, 3520 (5J+1H), 1st Staffel I/KG4 based at Soesterborg, Netherlands was shot down and crashed at Whorlton, Westerhope, Newcastle upon
Halifax HR903 – Hartburn
Halifax HR910 of 405 Squadron took off from RAF Gransden Lodge at 14:10 hours for a cross country navigation exercise, estimated to last around 3
Spitfire P8193 – Bellingham
On the morning of 26th April 1944 pupil pilots Sgt Cyril Jewell and F/O Vito Porich were briefed to carry out a low flying cross
Whitley P4952 – Bellingham
Whitley P4952 took off from RAF Leeming late in the evening of 14th October 1940. One of 7 aircraft, its mission was to bomb the