RAF Millfield and their Cumbrian Connection

This is one of the information boards from Maelmin and the RAF memorial. What we hadn't known was that the 59th Operational Training Unit, the first users of the airfield during the second world war , they came over from Crosby on Eden in Cumbria.

You can see a summary of the RAF postings here.

There is so much history up here in Northumberland, not just the ancient history, not just the medieval wars and the Border Reivers...but also more recent history.

WW2 Memorial at Millfield

We had previously blogged about the memorial to lost airman in the Cheviot so it was a surprise when we came across this unexpectedly




The memorial is just off the Wooler to Coldstream Road on the right hand side.Its just before the Gliding Club and next to the Maelmin Heritage trail.

You can see some of the names of the fallen here




Sometimes it's surprising what you can turn up in corners of Northumberland.