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Great
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2011
(© Terence Wallis)
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RAF
Great Orton airfield
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Airfield Today:
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One
of the airfields used for burial of millions of animals killed during
the 2001 Foot and Mouth disease outbreak. Access restricted.
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office for Fighter
Satellite Stations 3156/41.
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Tower:
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Not
known
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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06/43 to 16/04/45, Satellite for No.6
O.T.U. Wellingtons from
Silloth. 10/43 to 05/44, No.55 O.T.U. Hurricanes and Masters. Became Tactical Excercise Unit, Typhoon Conversion Sqn, formed here 07/04/44. 17/11/43 to 19/12/43, No.1674 H.C.U. Wellingtons. 18/04/44 to 02/01/45, Warwicks of No. 281 and 282 A.S.R. Sqns here. Airfield on Care and Maintenance when No.6 O.T.U. disbanded and postwar used for bomb storage by No.249 M.U. until closure. |
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RAF
Great Orton airfield
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Rear
of Tower 2000 (© Russell Barnes)
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Front
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RAF
Great Orton airfield
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Airfield:
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OTU, HCU, ASR, MU
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Opened:
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06/1943
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Closed:
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/1952
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Code:
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GE
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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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3x - Blister
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County:
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Cumbria
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Location:
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1 mile S of Kirkbampton
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OS Ref:
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NY310538
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Links
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Russell
Barnes Cumbria Defences website, for full information on these photographs:
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~rwbarnes/defence/wiggonby.htm
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©
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All
photographs copyright ©
as stated
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RAF
Great Orton airfield
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2000
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RAF
Great
Orton airfield
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2011
(© Terence Wallis)
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RAF
Great
Orton airfield
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RAF
Great Orton = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert truman 2002 - Great
Orton -
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