Sileby at War

Ratcliffe Aerodrome

Ratcliffe Aerodrome was situated near to Ratcliffe College.

(courtesy of airclark.plus.com )

During World War 2, the aerodrome was named No.6 Ferry Pool for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) and became part of a network of around 14 ferry pools used to safeguard newly produced aircraft from the factories as soon as they were ready.

More details are available at the following external links:

• The History and Aviation Heritage of Ratcliffe Aerodrome 1930-1950
• A Brief History of the Air Transport Auxiliary
• Photo's of the remaining buildings (You'll need to create a free account to see them)
• Aerodrome Pillboxes (about half way down the page, there are pictures of two pillboxes with Ordnance Survey grid references)