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Great
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2000
Front of Tower (© Russell Barnes)
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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 2002
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Other
Buildings:
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Not known 2002
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History:
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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. |
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Rear
of Tower
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RAF Station
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Airfield:
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OTU
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Opened:
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6/1943
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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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3 concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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3 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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ATB Plans:
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No
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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 ©
Russell Barnes
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For
full information on these photographs and the airfield today visit Russell
Barnes website, link above.
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www.controltowers.co.uk
© robert truman 2002
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