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Graveley
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Scene
from the film 'Robbery' 1967
(©
via Steve Ward)
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RAF
Graveley airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office with Operations
Room for Bomber Satellite Stations 7345/41, addition of Type B Observation
Room 13079/41 and Control Room TD346
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Tower:
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Converted
into a house
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Other
Buildings:
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Very
few
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History:
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Station history... |
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RAF
Graveley airfield
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1970s
(©
via Steve Ward)
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Graveley
control tower is now a house 1990
(©
Ian Woodward)
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Left, Airfield Crash duty 1960, this is the fire tender shed seen in the photo above 1960 (© Barry Lafberry) |
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RAF
Graveley airfield
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Airfield:
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Operational Bomber
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Opened:
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/1942
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Closed:
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/1968
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ID Code:
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GR
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete
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Hangars:
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1x - B1, 3x - T2
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County:
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Huntingdon
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Location:
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5 miles S of Huntingdon
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OS Ref:
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TL240630
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs
© copyright as stated
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RAF
Graveley
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The
film 'Robbery' starring Stanley Baker used Graveley control tower
as the location for the Train robbers hide-out
1967
(© via Steve Ward)
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RAF
Graveley airfield - Robbery -
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Main
Gate and memorial 2004
(©
Peter Allam)
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RAF
Graveley airfield
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RAF
Graveley airfield - control tower www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2002 - Graveley - Robbery film location -
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