RAF Training School, Grand Hotel, St Nicholas Cliff, Scarborough, Yorks, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bill&ben
N 54° 16.839 W 000° 23.925
30U E 669343 N 6017869
A blue plaque dedicated to the memory of the RAF trainees who passed through the Grand Hotel during World War 2.
Waymark Code: WMM1QN
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/04/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 2

From 1940 to 1944 the Grand Hotel was requisitioned by the RAF as an initial flying training school. The plaque, erected by Scarborough Borough Council reads

DEDICATED TO RAF

AIRCREW TRAINEES

STATIONED AT THE

GRAND HOTEL 1940-44

AND TO ALL CITIZENS

CONTRIBUTING TO

VICTORY

IN THE AIR

Blue Plaque managing agency: Scarborough Borough Council

Individual Recognized: RAF Training School, Grand Hotel

Physical Address:
Grand Hotel
St Nicholas Cliff
Scarborough, Yorks UK


Web Address: Not listed

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