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Kimbolton
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1943
(© 379th Bomb Group, USAAF, via Simon Dunham)
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RAF
Kimbolton airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
Bicton Industrial Park
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Tower Type:
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1. Watch Office with
Ops Room for Bomber Satellite Stations 7345/41, 13079/41
2. Watch Office for all Commands 12779/41, small front windows to 15371/41 |
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Tower:
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Both
towers demolished 1977
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Other
Buildings:
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Few
on Technical Site used for industry
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History:
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11/41 to 09/42 , 
09/42,
91st Bomb Group stayed here briefly before moving to Bassingbourn. 10/42 to
11/42, 17th Bomb Group with B-26 Marauders. 05/43 to
06/45, 524th, 525th, 526th and 527th Bombardment Squadrons of the 379th
Bombardment Group (Heavy) from the USA with B-17 Flying Fortress. Flew
330 missions and dropped 26,459 tons of bombs, the highest in the 8th
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A
good view of both towers at Kimbolton 1977
(© Julian Temple)
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Watch Office for Bomber Satellite Stations 1975
(© via Ian Woodward)
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Watch
Office for all Commands 1975 (© via
Ian Woodward)
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RAF
Kimbolton airfield
- 91st Bomb Group - 379th Bomb Group -
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Airfield:
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Operational Heavy Bomber
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Opened:
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11/1941
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Closed:
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/1946
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ID Code:
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KI
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USAAF Station:
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117
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Runways:
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3x - concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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2x - T2
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County:
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Cambridgeshire
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Location:
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8 miles W of Huntingdon
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OS Ref:
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TL102701
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Links:
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©:
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All artwork and photographs
© copyright as stated
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1973
(© Steve Bond)
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RAF
Kimbolton airfield
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1998
(©
Robert Truman)
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RAF
Kimbolton airfield
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RAF
Kimbolton airfield & control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk ©
robert truman 2002 - Kimbolton -
91st Bomb Group - 379th Bomb Group - |