Riccall
RICCALL: Military aerodrome
Aerial view 2002
Aerial view 2018
Note: Both of these pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©
Unlike so many airfields in this region very little evidence seems to remain. However, given a map of the WW2 airfield, it can still be seen where the major features were, in part a least.
Military user: RAF Bomber Command 7 Group
1658 HCU (Handley Page Halifaxs)
Location: E of A19, N of A163, NW of Osgodby Common village, 9nm S of York
Period of operation: 1942 to 1946
Runways: 17/35 1280x46 hard 05/23 1829x46 hard
11/29 1280x46 hard
James L. Patterson
This comment was written on: 2021-05-15 20:45:12My Uncle JAMES ISAAC DRAKE served in the RCAF during WWII. (R/52121) He was killed in February 26 1943, when his Halifax V9988 crashed on takeoff, killing three of the crew and injuring two others. The aircraft was unable to gain altitude upon takeoff and crashed into trees at Manor Farm, Kelfield. Sgt. Drake was born in Caradoc Township, Middlesex County, Ontario Canada, and enlisted in the service in 1939.
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