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Mona
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2004
(© Peter Minshull)
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Mona
airfield
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Airfield Today:
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RLG
for RAF Valley, HQ
of No 2474 (Cefni) Sqn Air Training Corps, Mona
Flying Club
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Tower Type:
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1. Watch Office with
Met Section 2328/39 (concrete) or 5845/39 (brick) - now covered with plastic
cladding, replaced by:
2. New control tower, type not known |
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Tower:
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1.
Demolished March 2006
2. In use |
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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Site
used during World War 1 as Llangefni airship station.
 12/42 to 10/43,
No 3 Air Gunnery School moved here from Castle Kennedy with Bothas, later
Ansons. Moved back to Castle Kennedy.15/11/43 to 14/6/45, No 8 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit formed here with Ansons. 1951, Airfield re-opened as a Relief Landing Ground for Valley. |
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1980's
(© via Paul Francis)
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RAF Station
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Airfield:
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Flying Training
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Opened:
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12/42
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Closed:
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N/A
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ID Code:
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MU
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3 concrete
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Hangars:
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3x -T1, 17x - Blister
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County:
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Anglesey
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Location:
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3 miles W of Llangefni
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OS Ref:
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SH415760
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs ©
as stated
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2003
(© Sqn Ldr David French)
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RAF
Mona airfield
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Mona
airfield + control tower Anglesey = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2003
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