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Lasham
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2002
(© Denis Sharp)
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Lasham
airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
industry, gliding
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Tower Type:
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1. Watch Office for
Fighter Satellite Stations
2. Watch Office for Bomber Stations and OTU's 13726/41 |
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Tower:
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1. Demolished
2. Demolished 2003 |
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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11/42 to 06/43, 38 Wing, Army Co-operation Command.06/43 to 08/43, Transferred to Fighter Command, 175 Sqn with Hurricanes and Typhoons, 181, 182 and 183 Sqns with Typhoons, 412 and 602 Sqns with Spitfires. 08/43 to 10/44, No 2 Group, Tactical AF. 320 Sqn with Mitchells, 107, 613 and 305 Sqns with Mosquitoes. Heavily involved in Operations Overlord and Market. 11/44 to /45, No 84 Group Support Unit training replacement aircrews. Later became Group Disbandment Centre. 01/45 to /48, 49 MU. 03/45 General Aircraft Ltd based servicing Mosquitos. 10/48 Airfield closed to RAF but used since for gliding and aviation engineering. |
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Lasham
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RAF Fighter Station
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Airfield:
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Forward fighter airfield
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Opened:
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11/1942
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Closed:
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10/1948
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ID Code:
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LQ
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete, wood
chips
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Hangars:
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4x - T2
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County:
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Hampshire
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Location:
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6 miles SE of Basingstoke
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OS Ref:
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SU675435
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©:
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All photographs copyright
©
Denis Sharp
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RAF
Lasham airfield
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2002
(© Denis Sharp)
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RAF
Lasham airfield
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RAF
Lasham airfield + control tower + www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2003 - Lasham -
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