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2000 Front of Tower (© Russell Barnes)
Great Orton airfield
Airfield Today:
One of the airfields used for burial of millions of animals killed during the 2001 Foot and Mouth disease outbreak. Access restricted.
Tower Type:
Watch Office for Fighter Satellite Stations 3156/41.
Tower:
? Not known 2002
Other Buildings:
? Not known 2002
History:
6/43 to 16/4/45 Satellite for 6 OTU Wellingtons from Silloth.
10/43 to 5/44,
55 OTU Hurricanes and Master. Became Tactical Excercise Unit Typhoon Conversion Sqn, formed here 7/4/44.
17/11/43 to
19/12/43,
1674 HCU Wellingtons.

18/4/44 to 2/1/45,
Warwicks of 281 and 282 ASR Sqns here.
Airfield on Care and Maintenance when 6 OTU disbanded and postwar used for bomb storage by 249 MU until closure.
Rear of Tower
RAF Station
Airfield:
OTU
Opened:
6/1943
Closed:
/1952
Code:
GE
USAAF Station:
N/A
Runways:
3 concrete, tarmac
Hangars:
3 Blister
County:
Cumbria
Location:
1 mile S of Kirkbampton
OS Ref:
NY310538
ATB Plans:
No
Links
Russell Barnes Cumbria Defences website, for full information on these photographs: www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~rwbarnes/defence/wiggonby.htm
©
All photographs © Russell Barnes
 
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