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Henlow
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Date
unknown (© MoD copyright 2007,
RAF Henlow, via Andrew Whiteside)
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RAF
Henlow airfield
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Airfield Today:
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RAF
Station
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Tower Type:
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1. Original building
not known
2. Unique, constructed from Hawker Hurricane wooden spares crates during WW2 3. Single storey Portakabin |
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Tower:
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1.
Demolished
2. Demolished March 2006, Brooklands Museum attempted to rescue the building for preservation but unfortunately this proved impossible 3. Operational in 2005 |
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Other
Buildings:
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Many
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History:
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First openend 05/1918 as No. 5 Eastern Area Aircraft Depot. Used by many
RAF technical training units into the 21st Century. No. 13 Maintenance
Unit here for many years and during WW2 specialised in assembling Canadian
built Hawker Hurricanes. |
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Date
unknown (© MoD copyright 2007,
RAF Henlow, via Andrew Whiteside)
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RAF
Henlow airfield
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Airfield:
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Technical training,
13 MU
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Opened:
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10/05/18
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Closed:
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N/A
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ID Code:
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?
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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Grass, 3x steel mat
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Hangars:
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1x - T2, 6x - GS, 6x
- Bellman, 7x - Blister,
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County:
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Bedfordshire
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Location:
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5 miles N of Hitchin
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OS Ref:
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TL165370
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Links:
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©:
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photographs and
artwork © copyright
as stated
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1990
(© Tony Fewell via John Nicholls)
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RAF
Henlow airfield
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The
replacement 'tower', Portacabins with extra windows in the upper storey
2005
(© Phil Byrom)
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RAF
Henlow airfield
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RAF
Henlow control tower and airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk
© robert truman 2003 Henlow -
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