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Gamston
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1982
(© Ian Woodward)
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RAF
Gamston airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
now Retford airport
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office for Bomber
Stations and OTU's 13726/41 smaller windows to 15683/41
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Tower:
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Now
in use as a house
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Other
Buildings:
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Many
on Technical Site behind control tower, also runways and perimiter track
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History:
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Opened as satellite to 14 (P) AFU Flying Training Command at Ossington.
Flying Oxfords until May 1943.Station then transferred for training to 93 Group Bomber Command. June 1943 C Flight of 82 OTU with Wellington III and X, Martinets. Renumbered 86 OTU in early 1944, disbanded October 1944. Then transferred to 7 Group Bomber Command November 1944. Only flying unit 93 Group Disposal Unit which was disbanded January 1945. From July 1945 used as repatriation centre with over 1,800 RAAF personnel here by September. All RAAF eventually posted here. Reopened in May 1953 as satellite to Worksop with Meteors and Vampires. |
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RAF
Gamston airfield
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2001
(©
Robert Truman)
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RAF
Gamston airfield
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Airfield:
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Operational Training
Unit
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Opened:
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11/1942
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Closed:
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1957
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Pundit Code:
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GB
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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1x - B1, 2x - T2
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County:
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Nottinghamshire
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Location:
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2 miles S of Retford
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OS Ref:
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SK695765
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs
© copyright as stated
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RAF
Gamston airfield
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RAF
Gamston airfield
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RAF
Gamston airport and control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2004 - Gamston -
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