Yearby
YEARBY: Private airstrip
Note. All four of these pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©
Operated by: 1980s & 90s at least: Mr J A Towers
2014: Yearby Airstrip Trust
Location: On Turners Arms Farm, E of B1269, just S of A174, 1.5 to 2nm S of Redcar town centre
Maintenance and Manufacturing: 1970s until 2008 - : Acro Engines and Airframes
Note: Originally Barry Smith flew his Nipper 2 in aerobatic competitions and developed a series of engines suitable for aerobatics based on air-cooled Volkswagen designs. In later years Barry Smith designed and built the Acro Advanced G-BPAA, and this first flew in September 1994.
Period of operation: 1970s to -
Runway:
1992: 06/24 635x50 grass
2001: 07/25 635x50 grass
2015: 07/25 635x12 grass
NOTES:
In the 1970s it appears that only the Tipsy T.66 Nipper 2 G-ARBG registered to Mr B. O. Smith was based here - and this was Barry Smith of course,
It is well worth looking up his most interesting career in the development of affordable aerobatic engines and of course, the Acro Advanced aircraft.
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