15th August 1940
On this day Hawker Hurricane aircraft of 607
(County of Durham) Squadron R Aux AF led by
Flt. Lt. Francis Blackadder DSO
succeeded in defeating the largest
daytime raid by the German Luftwaffe
on North East England during the
Battle of Britain
During this time the
Three Horse Shoes public house
was used as the Officers' Mess
Per Ardua ad Astra
