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Originally Posted by janwhin
Apparently there was an airfield south west of Morpeth so I guess that was where he would be based.
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Yes quite likely, Tranwell Airfield was home to No 4 Air Gunnery School. Outside possibilities could be Boulmer or Eshott?
The Wikipedia page for Tranwell mentions the aircraft for gunnery training, Blackburn Botha and Avro Anson, but nothing on the target towing.
Here's the Martinet anyway, a familiar sight over Druridge in WW2 I imagine: