Marske Aerodrome | |||||||
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Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire in England | |||||||
![]() One of the large hangars at Marske Aerodrome | |||||||
Coordinates | 54°35′51″N 01°02′06″W / 54.59750°N 1.03500°W | ||||||
Grid reference | NZ624225 | ||||||
Area | 1,900 square yards (1,600 m2) | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||
Operator | Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1 November 1917 | ||||||
In use | 1920 | (Military use)||||||
Fate | Demolished, partially converted to housing | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | IATA: None, ICAO: None | ||||||
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Marske Aerodrome was a First World War-era airfield used by the Royal Flying Corps, and later by the Royal Air Force, between 1917 and 1920. The aerodrome was just to the west of the village of Marske-by-the-Sea in Yorkshire (North Yorkshire), England. Marske aerodrome hosted air gunnery schools and trained pilots in tactics and methods of aerial combat so that they could be deployed to the front. Marske is known for being the aerodrome where W. E. Johns, author of the Biggles books, undertook his training, as well as being noted for some of the flying instructors who were famous among the aircrew cadre.