Y684 – Yeadon Aerodrome, c1950s.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – c1950s
As above.
Y686 – Yeadon Aerodrome, c1950s.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – c1950s
As above.
Y685 – Yeadon Aerodrome, c1950.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – c1950
An aerial view of the airport and surrounding area. Harrogate Road runs diagonally left to right past the old AVRO factory, the large rectangular building, the terminal is below it. Bayton lane is in the bottom left hand corner.
Courtesy of Ken Cothliff, from his book Yeadon Above and Beyond.
Y677 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1950s.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1950s
RAF Cadets – one airman seated in the cockpit of a training glider with an instructor giving instruction.
Y648 – Yeadon Aerodrome, Undated.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – Undated
Miles M28 Mercury G-AHAA
The Miles M.28 Mercury was a British aircraft designed to meet the need for a training and communications plane during the Second World War. It was a single-engine monoplane of wooden construction with a twin tail and a tailwheel undercarriage with retractable main units. Only six were built 1941 to 1946 each one different Mark I to Mark VI (from Wikipedia)
Photo Terry Sykes.
Y649 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1950.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1950
Dakota G-AJPF & G-AKAY at LBA for a Football Charter in May 1950. Dakota G-AKAY aircraft did over 164 in 3 months on the Berlin Airlift, flying 504 hours. The man in the white overalls is Mike Rockliff and Sam Whitworth to his right.
Photo Sam Whitworth.
F792 – Yeadon Aerodrome, Undated.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – Undated
A group of men assembled beside a Silver City Airways plane, Phil Routh is the 7th man from the left.
Y646 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1950.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1950
The terminal area between the Municipal Hanger and the large black Flight Shed consisted of the Yorkshire Aeroplane Club building and the white roofed building, which burnt down in May 1965.
Photo Leeds Bradford Airport.
Y673 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1954.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1954
The Shuttleworth collection’s Bleriot monoplane at Yeadon, taken at SSAFA Air Display in 1954. Note the RAF Canadair Sabre overhead.
FB277 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1955.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1955
The aircraft on display at the aerodrome is a Blackburn Beverly transporter, which was Transport Command’s largest aircraft when it was introduced into the RAF in about 1955.
Y647 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1957.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1957
The airport remains largely as it did in 1945, all the RAF buildings though repurposed if still used. From Wikipedia ‘the Royal Air Force remained a part of Yeadon’s life until 1957, operating Austers, Supermarine Spitfires, De Havilland Mosquitoes out of here. RAF Yeadon finally closed in 1959’.
Photo C H Woods.
D726 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1958.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1958
The Yeadon Aero Club is based adjacent to Leeds Bradford Airport, the aircraft seen here is a De Havilland Chipmunk.
Donated by Philip Walker.
R481 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1958.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1958
This is a De Havilland Chipmunk plane belonging to York Aero Club and seen at Leeds Bradford Airport.
Donated by Douglas Walker.
P307 – Yeadon Aerodrome, 1958.
Aerodrome & 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Yeadon – 1958
The information on this aircraft comes to us from Richard Thomas Phillips. Assembled in UK in 1958 from Belgian built components during 1950 to 1957 for OO-TIF which was not taken up. Status unknown cancelled 06-09-00 by CAA. Permit to Fly expired 23-08-88.
