Norton Airfield (Sheffield)

RE: Norton Airfield (Sheffield)

I can add to Naylan’s post, I used to live near to RAF Norton, and I have also flown from Netherthorpe Airfield. RAF Norton was a Balloon base, and also home to mobile radar units. I believe that aircraft were brought in on trailers for repair, I also have a newspaper clipping that shows a Westland Whirlwind helicopter landing at RAF Norton for “Evaluation.” The site is now an industrial estate, although several of the RAF buildings still exist, and are visible from the main road that borders it. Several large hangars were destroyed in the mid 70’s, and I explored a very large concrete air raid shelter in the late 80’s which may still be there. For a photo:-

www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&x=437500&y=382500&scale=50…

RE: Norton Airfield (Sheffield)

Norton Airfield was known as RAF Norton during the WWII and was a barrage Balloon maintenance and service centre and was in charge of the dispersal of over 80 barrage balloon around Sheffield.

RE: Norton Airfield (Sheffield)

Netherthorpe

Opened 12/04/35 as an airfield used by Sheffield Aero Club, taken over by M & H Mining Contractors 12/38.
Wartime used by Lysanders of 613 Sqn for a few months in 1940 and by No 24 Glider School in 1945.
October 1951 taken over by Netherthorpe Flying Club. As far as I know it is still available for club flying.

Not a very well used airfield but very definitely there

Martin

RE: Norton Airfield (Sheffield)

According to my Omnibus Edition of Military Airfields in the British Isles 39-45, Netherthorpe does not exist.

Any other clues?

RE: Norton Airfield (Sheffield)

I Believe that it was netherthorpe, does anybody have any details, about what flew from there during the war?

RE: Norton Airfield (Sheffield)

Assuming that your Norton is the one between Sheffield and Dronfield, the nearest WW2 airfield is Netherthorpe (situated between Shireoaks and Thorpe Salvin). Is this the one or do you mean another Norton all together?