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Honiley
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c.1950
(© 605 Squadron via Ian Piper)
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RAF
Honiley airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Vehicle
test track
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Tower Type:
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1. Watch Office with
Met Section 518/40, concrete floor to 8936/40
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Tower:
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Demolished 1960s
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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Originally used as a landing ground for night fighters. Originally called
Ramsey, renamed Honiley 08/41. Used by many nightfighter Sqns defending
the Midlands, including 1456 (Turbinlite) Sqn Havocs.17/08/43 to 21/03/44, 63 OTU instructing Airborne Interception techniques with Beaufighters and Blenheims. Moved to Cranfield. 07/44 to , transferred to 26 Signals Group, Bomber Command. Renamed Signals Flying Unit 20/07/44 testing new radio equipment. Moved to Watton 08/46. 31/08/46 to 10/03/57, 605 Sqn RAaxAF with Mosquito and Vampires. 1833 Sqn RNVR here until 10/03/57 with Sea Vampires then Attackers. 15/04/57 Station on Care and Maintenance until closure. |
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RAF
Honiley
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1946
(© via Ian Woodward)
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RAF
Honiley airfield
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Airfield:
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Nightfighter airfield,
OTU
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Opened:
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/05/1941
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Closed:
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01/03/1958
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ID Code:
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HY
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x tarmac
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Hangars:
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3x Bellman, 12x Blister
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County:
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Warwickshire
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Location:
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7 miles SW of Coventry
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OS Ref:
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SP233736
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Links:
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Photographs copyright as stated
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RAF
Honiley
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c.1950
(© 605 Squadron via Ian Piper)
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RAF
Honiley
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The following photographs of RAF Honiley in 1945 were sent in by Joe Russon; |
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A
civilian technician and an LAC (Redman I think) on
top of the water tower installing a TV aerial in the hope of receiving BBC TV signals
from Alexandra Palace
on resumption of TV broadcasting (yes it was successful!) |
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View
of Honiley airfield
Note
the Wellington in
the air under GCA (Ground Control Approach landing) instruction |
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Hangars
with control tower
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Billets - I was in the centre hut |
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Technical
Workshops with hangers and control tower to the
rear. Note in foreground the
radio mast bearing
the "Ham Radio" beam aerial of the Tech Wing Squadron Leader - callsign G2ZV |
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Looking
towards the main entrance of the Station - across the
cookhouse
and cinema with the Station HQ on the
right and the Guardhouse on the left |
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RAF
Honiley
airfield in
1945
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RAF
Honiley airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2002 - Honiley - Honiley -
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