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Longhorsley WW1 Airfield
Land immediately adjacent to Longhorsley moor was acquired for a night landing ground designated for use by 36 (Home Defence) Squadron. The 36 (Home Defence) Squadron was formed from an existing Home Defence Flight based at Cramlington as a night flying unit. Initially, its primary role was to patrol the skies of the Newcastle area and defend against attacks from German airships.
The airfield replaced landing ground at Beacon Hill to the west. It occupied an area of land measuring approximately 800 x 400 yards.
The airfield was available for use from January 1917 and by January 1918 it had also become a Day Landing Ground, meaning a designated area where troops or aircraft can land during daylight hours, typically prepared in advance of a large military operation. It closed in June 1919 when the squadron was disbanded.
There are no features remaining other than a line of boundary fence against the Moor which is about 800 yards long.
Photo by Roger Coen
WW1 Airfield Memorial plaque - Unveiling ceremony
A memorial plaque was donated by the Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust and has been erected on Longhorsley Moor with the aid of a grant from the Wingates Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund and Longhorsley Local History Society.
The unveiling of the plaque by the Mayor of Morpeth, Jack Gebhard, took place on Tuesday 9th April 2019. It was attended by some 50 local people and a 'flypast' of local microlight aircraft.
The Plaque
The Plaque
The Plinth
The Plinth
Local Fly-past
Local Fly-past
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