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Molesworth
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28/09/1944
(© 303rd BG, USAAF)
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RAF Molesworth airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Not known
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Tower Type:
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1. Watch Office with Met Section
518/40
2. Post-war temporary USAF Tower 1954-58 3. Later USAF multi-storey Tower. Not used for Air Traffic Control |
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Tower:
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1. Demolished during USAF rebuilding 1951-54
2. Demolished 3. Not known |
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Other Buildings:
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Not known
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02/01/42 to 02/42, 159 Sqn formed here with Liberators. 06/42 to 10/09/42, 5th Photographic Reconnaissance Sqn. 09/06/42 to 13/09/42, 15th Bombardment Group with Douglas A20s, first mission 29/06/42 to Hazebrouck. Re-equipped with B-17's 8/42. Completed the first USAAF mission from the UK. 27/07/45, 1335 Conversion Unit with Meteors. 07/09/45 to 28/06/46, 19 Sqn with Mustangs, then Spitfires. 09/11/46 to 03/12/46, 129 Sqn with Spitfires. 10/45 to 11/12/45, 222 Squadron with Meteors. Station placed on Care and Maintenance 10/46. 02/54 to 25/10/56, 582nd Air Re-supply Group with B-29s, C-119Cs and Grumman amphibians. 25/10/56 to 31/05/57, 582nd ARG renamed 42nd Troop Carrier Sqn (Medium) with C-119Cs and C-47s. 1956, 47th Bomb Wing B-45s here briefly. Flying ceased 1958, then became supply depot and reserve airfield. |
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Molesworth - 5th PRS - 15th Bomb Group - 303rd Bomb Group -
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Foreground,
359th BS B-17G #42-97284 'Ain't Misbehavin' aka 'Ain't Miss Bea Haven'
(BN-S)
1944 (© Milton Cantor, via Gary Moncur, 303rd BG) |
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1954-1958
The second control tower at Molesworth
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1955
Temporary
USAF control tower (© Bob Stewart)
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1956
Temporary
USAF control tower
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B-45
taxies past the control tower
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Interior
of the tower
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1956
(© Glenn Wittge)
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RAF Molesworth airfield
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Airfield:
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Operational Bomber
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Opened:
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15/05/1941
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Closed:
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199?
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ID Code:
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MX
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USAAF Station:
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107
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Runways:
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3x - concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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1x - J, 2x - T2
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County:
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Huntingdonshire
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Location:
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10-1/2 miles NW of Huntingdon
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OS Ref:
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TL078774
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Links:
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303rd BG Association: www.303rdbga.com
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RAF
Molesworth
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1973
(©
Steve Bond, Milton Keynes Aviation Society)
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RAF
Molesworth - 5th PRS - 15th Bomb Group - 303rd Bomb Group -
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RAF
Molesworth airfield, 303 BG, control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk ©
robert truman 2003 - Molesworth -
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