beneath houses, light industrial units and the Pavilions shopping centre as the town of Thornaby expanded southwards in the 1960s and 70s. Traces can be picked out via satellite imagery however and a ground visit will reveal a number of surviving structures within the contemporary buildings. As with other developments of this type over former RAF airfields, many of the street names are taken from past or present RAF bases and also from notable RAF Personnel (Tedder Avenue, Trenchard Avenue, Havilland Road, Bader Avenue etc.). In January 1976 a stained glass window was unveiled by the Archbishop of York in St Paul's Church on Thornaby road. In 1997 a RAF memorial was erected at Thornaby, and to this day the people of Thornaby take great pride in their history and celebrate the lives of those who served there. In 2007 a full-size replica Spitfire aircraft was erected on the roundabout at the junction of Thornaby Road, Bader Avenue and Trenchard Avenue. See also List of former Royal Air Force stations References Citations Bibliography RAF Publication, RAF Thornaby air display programme, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, UK: Stokeld Printers, 1954 RAF Publication, RAF Thornaby air display programme, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, UK: Stokeld Printers, 1955. RAF Publication, RAF Thornaby air display programme, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, UK: Stokeld Printers, 1957 Sockett, E. W, 608 Squadron and RAF Thornaby, Published by E. W. Sockett, B. A., M. Litt. The Thornaby Aerodrome Memorial Dedication Service, souvenir booklet produced for Thornaby Town Council, printed in Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, UK: Pendree, 1997 Motorsport venues in England Military units and formations established in 1939 Royal Air Force stations in Yorkshire Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom RAF Military history of North Yorkshire