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2002 (© Josh Harrison)
Middleton St George airfield
Airfield Today:
Teeside International Airport
Tower Type:
Watch Office with Met Section 5845/39 with post-war VCR to 5871c/55
Tower:
Still used for air traffic control
Other Buildings:
Not known
History:
4/41 to 9/42, 78 Sqn with Whitleys from Dishforth, began operations 4/41. 10/41, Moved to Croft and requipped with Halifaxes, returned 6/42.
5/41 to 9/42, 76 Sqn with Halifaxes from Linton-on-Ouse.
10/42 to 5/43, 420 Sqn RCAF with Wellingtons from Skipton-on-Swale. Moved to North Africa.
11/42 to 6/45, 419 Sqn RCAF with Wellingtons, Halifaxes then Lancasters.
6/43 to 6/45, 428 Sqn RCAF
with Wellingtons
, Halifaxes then Lancasters.
The last raid from Middleton was 25/4/45, 279 bombers had been lost from this airfield.
7/45 to 5/47, 13 OTU with Mosquitoes from Harwell.
/47 to /56, 608 Sqn RAuxAF and No. 4 Flying Training School here.
Used by Meteor Sqns until 1950, airfield rebuilt an drunways extended at various times in the 1950s.
/63 to /64, 226 OCU here with Lightnings.
/65, RAF station closed and the airfield reopened 11/66 as civil airport.
1985 (© Ian Woodward)
RAF Station
Airfield:
Operational Bomber, Fighter OTU, civil airport
Opened:
1/1941
Closed:
N/A
ID Code:
MG
USAAF Station:
N/A
Runways:
concrete, tarmac
Hangars:
1- C1, 1- J, 1- B1, 2- T2
County:
Durham
Location:
5 miles E of Darlington
OS Ref:
NZ375131
Links:
©:
As stated
Middleton St George airport + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert truman 2003