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RAF
Edgehill airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Farmland
and Gliding Club - Shenington airfield
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office with Ops
Room for Bomber Satellite Stations, to patterns 7345/41, 13079/41 and
4170/43
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Tower:
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Now
a ruin and some parts have collapsed
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Other
Buildings:
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Very
few, part of runways and perimeter track
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History:
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Edgehhill was selected in 1942 as the site for further flight testing
of the Gloster E28/39 Pioneer - the first British jet aircraft. Also used by 21 and 12 Operational Training Units. |
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RAF
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2003
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Airfield:
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OTU
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Opened:
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10/1941
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Closed:
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06/1945
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ID Code:
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EH
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete and tarmac
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Hangars:
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1x - B1, 2x - T2
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County:
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Warwickshire
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Location:
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3 miles SE of Kineton
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OS Ref:
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SP363433
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©:
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All photographs
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RAF
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RAF
Edgehill airfield
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RAF
Edgehill airfield + control tower
= www.controltowers.co.uk © robert truman 2003 - Edgehill -
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