Hedon Aerodrome | |||||||
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RAF Hull RAF Hedon | |||||||
| Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire Near Kingston upon Hull in England | |||||||
 The former Hedon Aerodrome site, January 2007 | |||||||
  Hedon Aerodrome Shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |||||||
| Coordinates | 53°44′39.3″N 0°13′40.9″W / 53.744250°N 0.228028°W | ||||||
| Grid reference | TA170290 | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry Hull City Council (current)[1] | ||||||
| Operator | Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force | ||||||
| Condition | Grassland | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1912 | ||||||
| In use | 1959 | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 5 metres (16 ft)[2] AMSL | ||||||
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Hedon Aerodrome (also known as Royal Air Force Hedon and Royal Air Force Hull), was an airfield located 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.[3] The airfield was in operation intermittently between 1912 and the late 1950s both in a civilian and a military capacity. It was rejected as a Second World War airfield due to its proximity to the Salt End chemical works and oil tanks.
- ^ "Yorkshire Energy Park 'threat to Hedon and wildlife'". BBC News. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Agricultural land classification Hedon Aerodrome". naturalengland.org. April 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ Delve 2006, p. 297.