RAF Podington Airfield

Podington control tower 1945 (© USAAF)

Podington airfield

Agriculture, industry, drag racing strip

Watch Office for Bomber Stations and OTU's 13726/41

Now used as a house

Other Buildings:

Originally built as an RAF Bomber Command Station 1941/42.

Transferred to 8th USAAF 19/4/42.
7/42 to 8/42, 60 TCG, 28th Troop Carrier Sqn with C-47s.
8/42 to 5/43, 8th BC CCRU Combat Crew Replacement Unit.
8/42 to 9/42, 301st BG personnel here as satellite to Chelveston.
Airfield then rebuilt with lengthened runways.
9/42 to 11/42, 15th BS here with Bostons, moved to North Africa.
5/43 to 6/43 100th BG 'The Bloody Hundredth' here, moved to Thorpe Abbotts.
9/43 to 7/45, 325th, 326th, 327th and 407th Bombardment Squadrons of the 92nd Bombardment Group (Heavy) 'Fames Favored Few' moved here from Alconbury with B-17s, flew a total of 308 missions.
Airfield then used by Air Ministry for sandbag storage storage until sold 1961.

1998 (© Robert Truman)

RAF and 8th USAAF Station

Operational Bomber

3 concrete, tarmac

6 miles SE of Wellingborough

RAF Podington airfield - 92nd BG - 100th BG -

RAF and 8th USAAF Station
Airfield:	Operational Bomber
Opened:	8/1942
Closed:	/1946
ID Code:	PM
USAAF Station:	109
Runways:	3 concrete, tarmac
Hangars:	2x - T2
County:	Bedfordshire
Location:	6 miles SE of Wellingborough
OS Ref:	SP953603
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©:	All photographs copyright © as stated

Podington airfield
Airfield Today:	Agriculture, industry, drag racing strip
Tower Type:	Watch Office for Bomber Stations and OTU's 13726/41
Tower:	Now used as a house
Other Buildings:	Many
History:	Originally built as an RAF Bomber Command Station 1941/42. Transferred to 8th USAAF 19/4/42. 7/42 to 8/42, 60 TCG, 28th Troop Carrier Sqn with C-47s. 8/42 to 5/43, 8th BC CCRU Combat Crew Replacement Unit. 8/42 to 9/42, 301st BG personnel here as satellite to Chelveston. Airfield then rebuilt with lengthened runways. 9/42 to 11/42, 15th BS here with Bostons, moved to North Africa. 5/43 to 6/43 100th BG 'The Bloody Hundredth' here, moved to Thorpe Abbotts. 9/43 to 7/45, 325th, 326th, 327th and 407th Bombardment Squadrons of the 92nd Bombardment Group (Heavy) 'Fames Favored Few' moved here from Alconbury with B-17s, flew a total of 308 missions. Airfield then used by Air Ministry for sandbag storage storage until sold 1961.


1973 (© Steve Bond)	2002 (© Mark Brotherton)