RAF Croft located in North Yorkshire later to be renamed RAF Neasham. | Education Video by World of Military

<p>RAF Croft is located off lady lane croft 3.2 km northeast from the town center of Warrington. This site is not to be confused with the RAF Croft located in North Yorkshire later to be renamed RAF Neasham. Croft was originally constructed for the royal navy also at this period 4 other camps were being constructed for the navy&nbsp;</p><p>all within a few miles of each other within the Warrington borough&nbsp;all the camps becoming known&nbsp;as gosling camps&nbsp; HMS Gosling camp 1- at new lane the headquarters at Croft, HMS Gosling camp 2- at Risley, HMS Gosling camp 3- at lady lane Croft HMS Gosling camp 4- at Lowton and HMS Gosling camp 5-at Glazebrook.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Croft became commissioned during July 1942 becoming the training facility for the royal naval fleet air arm mechanics center. After ww2 on the 21st of October 1947, the royal navy left and the site was decommissioned.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>During the mid-1950s the site was renamed RAF Croft and at this time period the site became tenanted by the USAF united states air force as a transient base for American personnel and their dependents from nearby RAF Burtonwood.</p><p> </p><p> During this time on the 1st Febr