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Broomhill/Wombwell airfield (Barnsley)

19 Aug 2018 10:00 #1 by beerie
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Hi guys

Does anybody have any info on the airfield that was situated here way back when. Ive seen info it dates back to WW1.

Thanks

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19 Aug 2018 19:15 #2 by David Thompson
Replied by David Thompson on topic Broomhill/Wombwell airfield (Barnsley)
'Forgotten Aerodromes' , Chorlton , Crecy , 2014 ; South Yorkshire - Broomhill (Wombwell) on page 190 .
Book details here ; www.crecy.co.uk/forgotten-airfields-of-w...3070e4eefda12f477392 .

"0.5 miles W of Broomhill and 0.75 miles W of Wombwell on N side of Waterside Park .
An Home Defence Night landing Ground class 3 for 33 (HD) Squadron , Broomhill was opened in June 1916 , reclassified as a HD NLG2 on 31 March 1917 and remained open until late 1918 ."
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