North Coates

Grimsby , Lincolnshire , England

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Satellite and aerial maps of North Coates with nearby locations


Nearby locationsKmBearing
off North Coates , Offshore UK 3.0044
Fitties Beach , England 4.6315
RAF Donna Nook , England 6.2114EGXS
Cleethorpes , England 6.5313
Princess of Wales Hospital , England 11.9294
Port of Grimsby , England 13.0316



  North Coates


1916 to present

53° 29' 53'' N     0° 4' 0'' E
4.5nm SE of Cleethorpes, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
ICAO: IATA: Local: EGG59
Elevation: 17 feet


North Coates has seen several phases of use:
  • an Army camp from before 1910
  • from 1916 as a forward patrol base for Royal Flying Corps aircraft to intercept Zeppelins during the latter part of WWI, until spring 1919
  • reactivated in 1926 as an armaments training camp, servicing the nearby Donna Nook Range
  • during WWII it was a Coastal Command base
  • from 1948 it was used for parts recovery and scrapping of wrecked aircraft
  • Search and Rescue base for 275 Sq B Flt, from Feb 1955
  • from Jul 1956 it was transformed into a Bloodhound SAM base, until the RAF Station closed in Dec 1990
  • now used for general aviation on a part of the old RAF base.



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  List of units at North Coates




Years Unit
1954/57275 SquadronType 171 Sycamore, Type 171 Sycamore,






List of aircraft and events at North Coates


DatesOrg/TypeUnit
1955-feb Detachment275 Squadron Sycamore 4 XE317

1956-jan Detachment275 Squadron Sycamore 4 XG514

1957-may-20 Accident275 Squadron Sycamore 4 XJ363

2019-feb-15 AH9 ZG914

2022-jan-09 AH.1 G-CDNO

2023-apr-02 SA342M HA-HSG



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