| Title | Aerodrome. |
| Date | c1936 |
| Location | Yeadon |
| Photo ID | Y692 |
| Comment | See below … |
Looking East across the airport with the Harrogate Road running across the photo from centre left with 609 Squadron and Yorkshire Flying Club building alongside it.
R136A – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1936/37.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1936/37
The RAF camp in the late 1930s, 609 Squadron were based here before they were relocated to RAF Catterick.
Y669 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1937.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1937
609 Squadron’s Hawker Hinds – Ken Cothliff in his book ‘Yeadon Above and Beyond’ states this is a line up Hawker Hinds at a 2-week Summer Camp at Ramsgate 1937.
R136B – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1937/38.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1937/38
Shows the Terminal Building, the booking area and offices were in a tent located behind and to the right of the Terminal Building.
The ground floor of the Terminal Building was used as a waiting room.
Y651 – Yeadon Aerodrome, Undated.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – Undated
An artist’s impression of what the airport terminal could look like however the building constructed, though in the same art deco style, was much smaller, probably due to financial constraints.
R694 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1938.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1938
Royal Air Force Yeadon Support Motif.
R685 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1938.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1938
Sign from 1938 – Board from the perimeter gate to the airport with the wording: Royal Air Force Yeadon – No Unauthorized Admission Beyond This Point
U594 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1938.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1938
A 609 Squadron (West Riding) pilot’s hut on the airfield, the pilot is shielding his eyes from the glare of the sun as he scans the sky for incoming aircraft.
Donated by Ken Cothliff.
U595 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1938.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1938
609 Squadron HQ at RAF Yeadon shortly before the onset of WW2.
Donated by Ken Cothliff.
U596 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1938.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1938
Interior of 609 Squadron billets at RAF Yeadon, a large wooden hut heated by a small stove at one end. Beds line the walls each with bedding, a small shelf, coat pegs and storage chests.
Donated by Ken Cothliff.
Y667 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1938.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1938
A photo of an airman’s issue uniform and kit.
Donated by Ken Cothliff.
U957 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1938.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1938
Airmen’s mess for dining and recreation.
Donated by Ken Cothliff.
U958 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1938.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1938
Airmen’s mess for dining and recreation.
Donated by Ken Cothliff.
Y641 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1938.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1938
609 Squadron Staff pose for a photograph with a Hawker Hind aircraft at the aerodrome.
Y679 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1938.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1938
YAC Clubhouse 21 July 1938.
The Yorkshire Aeroplane Club Clubhouse was completed in 1939.
Donated by Ken Cothliff.
Y693 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1938.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1938
609 Squadron Pilots Yeadon 1938 posing in front of a Hawker Hind aircraft.
