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Cark
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Fighter
Satellite Watch Office 2006
(© Colin Anderson)
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RAF
Cark airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
aviation
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Tower Type:
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1. Fighter Satellite
Watch Office, 14404/40, replaced by:
2. Watch Office for Night Fighter Stations 12096/41, W/451/41 |
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Tower:
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1.
Derelict
2. House |
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Other
Buildings:
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Many
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History:
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1/42 to 18/11/44, F Flight, Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit with Henley
and Lysander target tugs, 1/10/42 renamed 1614 Flight, 1/12/43 renamed
650 Squadron.3/42 to 31/12/45, Staff Pilot Training Unit, Flying Training Command with Avro Ansons. 14/11/42, SPTU renamed No. 1 SPTU. 11/1/45 to /45, RAF Mountain Rescue Unit moved here from Millom. |
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2006
(© Colin Anderson)
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(Above)
Fighter Satellite Watch Office (Below) Watch Office for Night Fighter
Stations
2004 (© Robert Morris) |
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1980
(© Fred Cubberley)
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RAF Station
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Airfield:
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Flying
Training Command
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Opened:
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/1941
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Closed:
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/1945
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Code:
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KA
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3 concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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1x - Bellman, 19x -
Blister
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County:
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Cumbria
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Location:
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2 miles S of Cartmel
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OS Ref:
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SD374745
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©:
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All
photographs copyright ©
as stated
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AACU - MRU - SPTU -
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2006
(© Martin Russell)
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RAF
Cark airfield
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RAF
Cark AACU, MRU, SPTU airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk
© robert truman 2006
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