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Aldermaston
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(© Atomic Weapons Establishment)
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RAF
Aldermaston airfield
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Airfield Today:
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The
Atomic Weapons Establishment - "Our work at AWE covers the entire
life cycle of nuclear warheads; from initial concept, assessment and design,
through to component manufacture and assembly, in-service support, and
finally decommissioning and disposal."
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office for all
Commands 12779/41 with medium front windows to 343/43
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Tower:
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Demolished
February 2010
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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08/42 to 11/42, 10th, 11th, 12th and 28th Troop Carrier Squadrons of the
60th Troop Carrier Group from Chelveston, moved to North Africa. 12/42 to
11/43, 34th, 43rd, 309th and 310th Troop carrier Squadrons of the 315th
Troop
Carrier Group, moved to
Welford.to /45, Ministry of Aircraft Production Spitfire assembly and flight testing. 02/44, 401st,
402nd and 485th Fighter Squadrons of the 370th Fighter Group with P-38
Lightnings, moved to Andover.03/44 to
02/45, 71st, 72nd, 73rd and 74th Troop
Carrier Squadrons of the,
434th Troop
Carrier Group from Fulbeck
with C-47Sytrains towing CG-4A Waco gliders. Group involved in D-Day and
Operation 'Market' with the 101st Airborne Division, moved to France.02/45 to
06/45, Used as a transit airfield by 53rd Troop Carrier Wing Groups. 06/45 to 12/45,
Airfield used by RAF Technical Training Command. /46 to 04/50,
Airfield transferred to Ministry of Civil Aviation and used by BOAC aircraft
for training.01/04/1950 to present, airfield closed, transferred to Ministry of Supply and used as site of Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE). |
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RAF
Aldermaston airfield
- 60th TCG - 315th TCG - 434th TCG - 370th FG -
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ACM
Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory addresses men of the 434th TCG from
the control tower at
Aldermaston 1944 (© 434th TCG, 53rd TCW, 9th USAAF) |
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Lieutenant
General Lewis Brereton talks to Lieut Colonel William B. Whitacre, CO
of the 434th TCG
17/09/1944 (© 434th TCG, 53rd TCW, 9th USAAF) |
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'ID'
coded C-47 of the 74th TCS, 434th TCG 1944
(© 434th TCG, 53rd TCW, 9th USAAF)
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RAF
Aldermaston airfield
- 60th TCG - 315th TCG - 434th TCG - 370th FG -
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Airfield:
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Operational fighter,
Troop Carrier Groups, Spitfire flight testing
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Opened:
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08/1942
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Closed:
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31/03/1950
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Code:
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AM
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USAAF Station:
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467
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Runways:
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3x - concrete
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Hangars:
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1x - MAP, 4x - T2
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County:
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Berkshire
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Location:
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10 miles SW of Reading
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OS Ref:
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SU598635
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Links:
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©:
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All
photographs copyright ©
Atomic
Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston
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RAF
Aldermaston airfield
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2007
(© Atomic Weapons Establishment)
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RAF
Aldermaston airfield
- 60th TCG - 315th TCG - 434th TCG - 370th FG -
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RAF
Aldermaston airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk ©
robert truman 2010
- Aldermaston - AWE - Atomic Weapons Establishment - Atomic Weapons Research Establishment - AWRE - |