Seaton Carew I Aerodrome
Location : South-East of Hartlepool
OS Ref : NZ 523 282
There were actually two Seaton Carew locations, a landplane station and a seaplane one. The two locations were less than a mile apart and were know as Seaton Carew I & Seaton Carew II resp. Seaton Carew I site occupied 72 acres of land measuring 600 x 800 yards and was in operation between May 1916 and June 1919. It was the home of both a RFC/RAF Home Defence squadron (36(HD)Sqn) as well as a Marine Operations Station. Two HD pattern sheds measuring 139 x 69 feet coupled together, plus two Bessonneau hangars were in-place on the HD site, with seven Bessonneau hangers occuping the Marine Operations Site
| Unit | Arrived From | Arrival Date | Dept Date | Departed To | Aircraft |
| 36(HD)Sqn A Flt | Cramlington | 05/1916 | 10/08/1917 | (Re-designated 36(HD)Sqn C Flt) | various |
| 36(HD)Sqn C Flt | (A Flt re-desingated) | 10/08/1917 | 13/06/1919 | Hylton (Usworth) | BE.2c |
| 252Sqn Special Duties Flt | (Formed) | 09/05/1918 | 30/05/1918 | (Re-designated 495 Flt) | Blackburn Kangaroo |
| 252Sqn 495 Flt | (Re-designated from 252Sqn SD Flt) | 30/05/1918 | 15/08/1918 | (Re-designated 246Sqn 495 Flt) | Blackburn Kangaroo |
| 252Sqn 509 Flt | Cramlington | 06/1918 | 25/10/1918 | (Disbanded) | DH.6, Blackburn Kangaroo |
| 246Sqn 495 Flt | (Re-designated from existing Flt) | 15/08/1918 | 14/11/1918 | Seahouses | Blackburn Kangaroo |
| 274Sqn Nucleus | (Formed) | 11/1918 | 04/1919 | (Disbanded) |