RAF Woolsington opened as a civil airport in July 1935 and was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force on the outbreak of World War II. It served at various times as a satellite of both RAF Acklington and RAF Ouston but saw little operational flying.
RAF Woolsington opened as a civil airport in July 1935 with a small scale military involvement from the start. The whole of the site was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force in 1939 on the outbreak of World War II. It served at various times as a satellite of both RAF Acklington and RAF Ouston but saw little operational flying.