Headley Hall Airfield North Yorkshire

[auchonvillerssomme]

I passed this old airfield which is just off the A64, there appears to be a hanger and some old buildings....not many references on the web but they indicate that it was WW1. Does anyone have any other info?

Mick

[scarkey57]

Hi Mick,

Don't know if you have seen this but I hope it is of some use.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramham_cum_O...rpe#Miscellanea

Best Wishes

[auchonvillerssomme]

Thanks for that...interesting american connection

Mick

[scarkey57]

Hi Mick,

Glad you liked the link, you may like this one better! I had forgotten about this site as it is sometime since I looked at things Airforcewise.

http://airfieldarchaeology.fotopic.net/c1151807.html

Best Wishes

[birchp]

I passed this old airfield which is just off the A64, there appears to be a hanger and some old buildings....not many references on the web but they indicate that it was WW1. Does anyone have any other info?

Mick

Hi Mick,

This may be your airfield East Heslerton 1918 -1939?

http://www.abct.org.uk/page_1507.html

Paul

[Frank_East]

Sounds to me like RFC Tadcaster which is on the left hand side on the A64 when travelling from the old Bramham Moor/ A1 crossroads (now transversed by a flyover) to Tadcaster.

I see that Wikipedia has confirmed it as such.

[Frank_East]

It would appear that this airfield when first used in 1916 was named as Bramham Moor landing field.The next year it became known as Tadcaster.

[Chris Noble]

Hi Mick.

I know the site was used for a number of years by Leeds University for some research purposes, it would appear not so now.

There are a number of burials in Tadcaster Cemetery relating to units that were in occupation. See the following link to Havrincourt's Tadcaster War Memorials Website;

http://www.tadcaster-ww1-memorials.com/tadcastercemetery.htm

Regards,

Chris.

[auchonvillerssomme]

thanks chris. The hanger looks in very good condition, well from the road anyway. i've only ever stopped in Tadcaster a couple of time to eat at 'Singers' I will take a better look next time.

Mick

[auchonvillerssomme]

thanks chris. The hanger looks in very good condition, well from the road anyway. i've only ever stopped in Tadcaster a couple of time to eat at 'Singers' I will take a better look next time.

Mick