Returned from a long weekend in Yorkshire today, managed to take in a few aviation sites including the remains of East Moor airfield, unfortunately very little remains and what does is taken up with a pig farm.
However on Sunday we came across this house slap bang in the middle of a large field, which use to be Tholthorpe, part of 6 Group and RCAF No 62 Base Sub station.
At various periods of the war Tholthorpe was home to No’s 434 (Bluenose), 431 (Iroquois), 425 (Alouette) and 420 (Snowy Owl) Sqns. The attached memorial to these squadrons can be found by the village pond in Tholthorpe Village.
By: Steve T - 4th May 2005 at 04:41
Hi–
That “house” is fantastic. I well remember being told about Tholthorpe by Roy Freckleton, one of the CWH Lanc rebuild crew who had flown from there with one of the 6 Group units. He would have been delighted, no doubt, to see the tower still standing and in obviously good shape. Sadly he passed away not long after the Lanc flew again. The last time I remember seeing him was at the public unveiling of the completed Lanc; he looked like he might explode from pride and delight…Thanx for sending me down memory lane a bit!
Cheers
Steve T
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May 3, 2005 at 10:17 pm