RAF Middleton St George is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Bomber Command station during the Second World War. It was located in County Durham, 6 mi (9.7 km) east of Darlington, England. The station's motto was Shield and Deter. The aerodrome remains active as Teesside International Airport.
A crew of No. 78 Squadron RAF watch as engine adjustments are made to an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber, Z6743, before they take off for a raid from Middleton St George.
RAF. Middleton St George August 1960
Teesside International Airport
Teesside International Airport, previously Durham Tees Valley Airport, is a minor international airport located between Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, Northern England. It is about 10 mi (16 km) south-west of Middlesbrough. The airport serves the North East, primarily Teesside, County Durham and North Yorkshire.
Teesside International Airport
Passengers boarding a British Midland Viscount 813 in 1987
British Midland Douglas DC-9s at the airport in 1994
Control tower