ðɪ ˈɛɹfiːld, kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ænd ɪkwˈɪpt wɪð sˈɜːtʃlaɪts ænd pˈæɹəfˌɪn lˈaɪts fɔːɹ nˈaɪt lˈændɪŋ, wʌz jˈuːzd fɔːɹ ˈæntaɪzˈɛpɪlˌɪn pɐtɹˈoʊlz baɪ ðə nˈʌmbɚ sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː wˈɪŋ.
The airfield, covering  and equipped with searchlights and paraffin lights for night landing, was used for anti-Zeppelin patrols by the Number 73 Wing.