Hi Sue, There certainly was an airfield on the outskirts of Marske in the fields to the east of Green Lane and north of the railway line. I was born in 1950 in Saltburn and remember the hangar buildings standing when, as a child, I went by bus to Redcar. The modern housing estate, built on that land, has street names that reflect the aviation link e.g. Barnes Wallis Way, Spitfire Close, De Havilland Drive, etc. (Try using one of the street map websites to find these in Marske-by-the-sea. Their postcodes are in the TS11 7xx range). The history of aviation in the Marske-Redcar-Kirkleatham area goes back beyond WWII. When I was a university student at Hull, a friend found a reference to an airship station at Redcar and asked me if I knew anything about it. I didn't but it fired my enthusiasm. I did some research (instead of working towards my maths degree) using the university library facilities and confirmed that the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) had indeed established a station near Kirkleatham from which to fly airships on patrols out over the North Sea. regards, Peter Appleton My Family Tree website: http:/www.tribalpages.com/tribes/pappleton3 -----Original Message----- From: Sue Tomkins [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 10 January 2006 19:09 To: [email protected] Subject: [NYorks] The Stray, Redcar Could anyone help me to find out about Biddy Camp, Green Lane ? I have received a death certificate, with that address on, for 1953. I know of Green Lane, the last? road in Redcar before travelling to Marske. Also, related to the fields along the Stray, did there used to be an airfield there in the 1950's ( a relative gave me the information). I can't find a map or any information about this. I was wondering if the "camp" was anything to do with an airfield. Any help much appreciated Sue Tomkins ==== ENG-NORTH-YORKS Mailing List ==== List Mom for ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L: Diana Boothe [email protected] ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx