Airfields and airmen

Guy Jefferson was a boy living in the village of Newton-on-Ouse at the outbreak of World War Two. The nearby airfield at Linton-on-Ouse had been constructed before the war. Tholthorpe airfield was built during the war. Guy remembers both, and the bombers flying from them. His wartime experiences led to … More …

WW2 photo – can you help locate?

Ian Blackmore from Newfoundland is hoping to identify the precise location of these photos, taken in October 1942, when his mother was an ATS girl stationed in York. (They can be enlarged.)

[Update: the location seems likely to have been Nunthorpe Hall in York (since demolished). See comments below.]

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1942 ‘Baedeker’ raid

I’ve updated and I hope enhanced the pages on this site relating to the air raid on 29 April 1942. The civilian casualties list has had a lot of visitors in recent days, following an article in The Press about the ‘Baedeker’ raid. I’ve added a page with a simplified, … More …