British WW1 military airfield and sea-plane base, for the defence of the north-east coast from German Zeppelin and U-boat attacks, was located just to the south of the village of Seaton carew, which in turn, is located South-East of Hartlepool on the North Sea coast.
Seaton Carew actually had two locations: a landplane station and a marine operations station, less than a mile apart from each other. They were known as Seaton Carew I & Seaton Carew II.
Seaton Carew I occupied 72 acres of land, 600 x 800 yards and was in operation between May 1916 and June 1919. It was the home RFC/RAF Home Defence squadron 36(HD)Sqn. There were two HD pattern sheds of 139 x 69 feet coupled together, plus two Bessonneau hangars and some barracks.
Seaton Carew II was a marine operations station, a seaplane base located at the mouth of the river Tees on the north bank, and only occupied 7 acres of land. It was in operation between October 1917 and May 1919. Hangarage was provided by a single seaplane shed of 120 x 60 feet plus two Bessonneau hangars and some barracks.
Seaton Carew is a small seaside resort on the North Sea coast between the town of Hartlepool and the mouth of the River Tees in North East England, with a population of 6,018. The area is named after a Norman French family called Carou who owned lands in the area and settled there, while Seaton means farmstead or settlement by the sea.
Notes on the Scenery.
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1) The positioning of the main elements of the scenery, is reasonably accurate, i.e. the airfield, the seaplane ramp with its dock, the quarry to the south of the airfield, and the village on the coast to the north-east. The FS98 coastline is also reasonably accurate. The remains of the ramp, a kind of docking pier and what appears to be a rusty fuel tank can still be seen today.
2) Most of the modern-day town texture has been covered with farmland texture to fit the ambience of the time, and beaches and a light-house have been included to enhance the scenery.
3) The number military buildings (hangars and sheds) coincide with those that are documented, and photos indicate the presence of a few barracks, but their exact positioning is a matter of deduction, as is that of the surrounding farm buildings, roads, trees and village buildings.
At Seaton Carew I, on the earth apron, there are six static Blackburn Kangaroos, as 36 Squadron stationed there operated 10 of these aircraft here from 1918 to 1919.
At Seaton carew II, there are three static aircraft: Prototype No. 2 of the Blackburn GP seaplane, a Farman pusher biplane floatplane, and a Curtis Freakboat. The last two come from original models by Dennis Simanaitis.
Installation:
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Copy the directory "Seaton Carew" into the FS98 Scenery directory and activate the scenery from within the FS98 scenery menu. Another way is to simply copy the Seaton.bgl and Seaton2.bgl files into the scenery folder in the Europe directory inside the FS98 Scenery folder. Either way, the corresponding runway, on-ramp and in-water locations will appear in the "go to" add-on scenery location selection window.
The textures for the static planes are also included.
Legal stuff:
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This scenery is freeware, and cannot be sold. No responsibility is taken for any loss or damage incurred directly or indirectly from its use. The original unaltered aircraft files may be freely distributed, uploaded, downloaded and shared. Please maintain proper credit, of course, and make no financial gain whatsoever.
Enjoy!
Stephan Scholz August 2011
aleatorylamp@vfemail.net
