RAF Sutton on Hull - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
RAF Sutton on Hull - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Royal Air Force Sutton on Hull or more simply RAF Sutton on HullThe name of the village is written Sutton-on-Hull. The Blue Plaque commemorating the station lists it as Sutton on Hull as does the one on the gates in East Park, Hull. In most references, the station is referred to without the hyphenation. is a former Royal Air Force station situated in the suburb of Sutton-on-Hull (part of Kingston upon Hull) in the East Riding of Yorkshire that operated from 1938 to 1961. During the Second World War, its primary role was to operate as No. 17 Balloon Centre of 33 Group (under RAF Balloon Command) which was headquartered in Sheffield. The balloons deployed from here were used as part of the defensive tactics against Luftwaffe bombing raids on Hull, Hull Docks, Grimsby and the wider Humber area. Read more on Wikipedia
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