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Oakington
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1961
(© Ron Parris)
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RAF
Oakington airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Oakington
immigration removal centre - accomodating a few hundred of the millions
of illegal immigrants we now have. When this closes the airfield site
will be demolished for housing.
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office with Met
Section 5845/39 (brick) with 5871c/55 VCR
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Tower:
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Demolished
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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RAF
Oakington airfield
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1961
(© Ron Parris)
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Another
hard day in air traffic control... 1961
(© Ron Parris)
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Local
and approach control 1961 (©
Ron Parris)
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RAF
Oakington airfield
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Airfield:
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Operational Bomber
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Opened:
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/1940
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Closed:
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/1999
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Code:
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OA
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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1x - B1, 2x - J Type,
2x - T2
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County:
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Cambridgeshire
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Location:
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5 miles NW of Cambridge
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OS Ref:
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TL412654
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©:
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All
photographs ©
copyright
as stated
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RAF
Oakington airfield
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Oakington
1960 (© Barry Lafberry)
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Oakington
MT 1960 (© Barry Lafberry)
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Royal
Land Rover '55 AA 89' 1960 (©
Barry Lafberry)
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Sick
Quarters 1960 (©
Barry Lafberry)
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RAF
Oakington airfield
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1991
(© Ben Adlington)
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RAF
Oakington airfield
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RAF
Oakington airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2010 - Oakington -
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