Marske Aerodrome

Marske Aerodrome
Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire in England
One of the large hangars at Marske Aerodrome
Marske Aerodrome Location in North Yorkshire
Coordinates	54°35′51″N 01°02′06″W / 54.59750°N 1.03500°W / 54.59750; -1.03500
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 (1917-11-01)
In use	1920 (1920) (Military use)
Fate	Demolished, partially converted to housing
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: None, ICAO: None
Runways Direction Length and surface  Grass

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.