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Sibson
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Air
traffic control for the post-war airfield can be seen in the hangar on
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2001 (© Robert Truman) |
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Sibson
airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture
(present airfield is to NW of original WW2 site)
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office for Bomber
Stations and OTU's 13726/41
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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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7/40 to 1/41, First used as Peterboroughs RLG training Naval pilots with
Audaxes and Harts. Site bombed 8/1940.
1/41 to 6/41, Oxfords of 14 Service Flying Training School. 1/41 to 1/42, Oxfords and Tutors of No. 2 Central Flying School from Church Lawford. 7/41 to 6/42, Tiger Moths of 17 and 25 EFTS here. 8/42 to 8/44, No. 7 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit Miles Masters on day and night flying, moved to Sutton Bridge. /45 to 10/46, Airfield on Care and Maintenance until final closure. |
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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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7/1940
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Closed:
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1/10/1946
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Code:
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SI
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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Grass
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Hangars:
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1x - double Blister,
3x - single Blister, 2x - T1 (one shown above)
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County:
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Leicestershire
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Location:
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6 miles SW of Peterborough
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OS Ref:
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TL095966
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Links:
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©:
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All
photographs copyright ©
Robert Truman 2001
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RAF
Sibson airfield
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RAF
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RAF
Sibson control tower airfield www.controltowers.co.uk © robert truman
2001
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