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Hullavington
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2006 (© Robert Truman)
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RAF
Hullavington airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
army barracks
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Tower Type:
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Chief Flying Instructors
Block 5740/36 (originally had an additional control room mounted on a
steel tower nearby)
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Tower:
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Use
not known
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Other
Buildings:
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Many
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History:
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06/37 to 07/42, 9 Flying Training School from Thornaby,
11/40 renamed 9 Service Flying Training School and again as 9 (Pilot)
Advanced Flying Unit.07/38 to 12/59, 9 Maintenance Unit, 02/39 renamed 10 MU. Airfield attacked several times 1940-42. 03/42 to 07/49, Empire Central Flying School formed here, 04/46 renamed Empire Flying School, moved to Manby. 07/42 to ??, 3 Flying Instructors School. 04/46 to 07/54, 1 Air Navigation School, from Topcliffe. 05/54 to /57, 2 Flying Training School from Cluntoe. /57 to 09/65, 2 ANS. Airfield closed in 1965. |
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RAF
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2006 (© Robert Truman)
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RAF
Hullavington airfield
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Airfield:
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Flying Training School
- Empire Central Flying School
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Opened:
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06/1937
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Closed:
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/1965
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ID Code:
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HV
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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Grass then 2x concrete,
tarmac built 1941-42
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Hangars:
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1x - Aircraft Repair
Shed, 1x - Bellman, 1x - B1, 2x - D, 2x - L, 4x - C, 6x - E, 11x - Blister
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County:
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Wiltshire
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Location:
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5 miles N of Chippenham
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OS Ref:
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ST900810
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Links:
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©:
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All
photographs copyright ©
as
stated
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Hullavington airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk ©
robert truman 2007 - Hullavington -
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