Lowthorpe
Note: This map gives only a guess as to the actual location. If anybody can provide a more accurate site, this will be most welcome.
LOWTHORPE: Military Airship Moorings (also known as BRIDLINGTON)
Aerial view 2018
Area view 2018
Note: Both of these pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©
As so often I have the Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust web-site to thank for pin-pointing this location. And was pleased to find that my estimate from many years ago, was not far out.
Military user: RAF Airship sub-station for non-rigid airships based at HOWDEN
Location: S of the A614, roughly 7nm SW of Bridlington
Period of operation: 1918 to 1919
david mooney
This comment was written on: 2015-12-26 19:11:26When I worked as a stonemason working on headstones in lowthorpe church yard in the 1960's. I used to sit on a concrete mooring block and eat my sandwiches , this block is now in Elvington air museum.
Reply from Dick Flute:
Hi David, Thank you very much for that memory. I and many others are fascinated by how the history resonates across the years. Best regards, Dick
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