Eshott Airfield Memorial

Eshott Airfield in Northumberland was a WWII airfield that was home to 57 OTU from November 1942. Between March 1943 and June 1945 it was used for Spitfire training. It is still active as a general aviation airfield for use by light aircraft.

Part of the old airfield is now in use as a crematorium and woodland burial site and on one of the old Spitfire tie down standings is a replica Spitfir 1a. the Spitfire serves as a genearal memorial to airmen that lost their lives during WWII and is marked to represent a pilot who was lost in 1944 after a collision with a USAAF P47 Thunderbolt.