Former RAF Carnaby
United Kingdom /
England /
Bridlington /
World
/ United Kingdom
/ England
/ Bridlington
World / United Kingdom / England
Second World War 1939-1945, abandoned / shut down, draw only border, closed / former military
Former Thor Missile Base
RAF Carnaby was an emergency landing strip that enabled crippled bombers a safe place to land near the English coast during World War II. It was situated two miles southwest of Bridlington.
RAF Carnaby opened in March 1944. Unlike most RAF airfields there was a single runway, five times the width of a standard runway and 9,000 feet long, lying east-west to enable bombers crossing the coast an easier landing.
Over 1400 bombers made an emergency landing at the airfield up until the end of the war. Carnaby was only one of fifteen airfields operating the fog dispersal system known as Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO). The system consisted of two rows of burning petrol one on each side of the runway, the heat from this fire raised the air temperature above the runways, cutting a hole in the fog and provided crews with a brightly lit strip indicating the position of the runway.
RAF Carnaby was also one of the 20 Thor Missile Bases
RAF Carnaby was an emergency landing strip that enabled crippled bombers a safe place to land near the English coast during World War II. It was situated two miles southwest of Bridlington.
RAF Carnaby opened in March 1944. Unlike most RAF airfields there was a single runway, five times the width of a standard runway and 9,000 feet long, lying east-west to enable bombers crossing the coast an easier landing.
Over 1400 bombers made an emergency landing at the airfield up until the end of the war. Carnaby was only one of fifteen airfields operating the fog dispersal system known as Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO). The system consisted of two rows of burning petrol one on each side of the runway, the heat from this fire raised the air temperature above the runways, cutting a hole in the fog and provided crews with a brightly lit strip indicating the position of the runway.
RAF Carnaby was also one of the 20 Thor Missile Bases
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Carnaby
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Coordinates: 54°3'39"N -0°15'28"E
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