Cottam
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Cottam
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c.1975
(© via Paul Francis)
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RAF
Cottam airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office for Bomber
Satellite and OTU Satellites 13726/41, modified small front windows to
15683/41
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Tower:
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Demolished
1980
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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9/39, Hilltop site first opened as a Satellite to Driffield. Developed
as a Bomber airfield and ready for use 9/40. Due to bad weather conditions
not actually used as an airfield and no flying units were based here.91 Maintenance Unit later used the runways for bomb storage. |
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1970
(© Adrian Morris)
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RAF Station
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Airfield:
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Flying Training
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Opened:
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9/1939
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Reopened:
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/1945
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ID Code:
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CM
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3 concrete and wood
chips
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Hangars:
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1-
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County:
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Yorkshire
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Location:
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5 miles N of Driffield
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OS Ref:
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SE995644
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Links:
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©:
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All photograhs ©
as stated
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1970
(© Adrian Morris)
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airfield
+ control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert truman 2003
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