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Stretton
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Watch
Office for all Commands 12779/41 1960
(© Harry Holmes)
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Stretton airfield - HMS Blackcap
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
industry, M56 motorway
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Tower Type:
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1. Watch Office for
Fighter Satellite Stations 3156/41
2. Watch Office for all Commands 12779/41 |
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Tower:
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Demolished
2. Demolished |
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Other
Buildings:
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Almost
nothing left
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History:
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Planned as an RAF airfield but transferred to the Admiralty on completion.
01/06/42, HMS Blackcap commissioned and over 40 Fleet Air
Arm Squadrons were based here for short periods, aircraft being flown
directly to and from aircraft carriers at Liverpool. In 1944 also used
as an Aircraft Repair Yard, new aircraft being delivered here for modifications
before being sent to operational units, later used for scrapping unwanted
aircraft post-war. Fairey Aviation also used the airfield for flight testing repaired Barracudas, Fireflies and Fulmars. Post-war the airfield was mainly used by RNVR Squadrons and by the Air Yard. |
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Stretton airfield - HMS Blackcap
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Watch
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Stretton airfield - HMS Blackcap
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Airfield:
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Naval Air Yard
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Opened:
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01/06/42
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Closed:
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/04/59
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Code:
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RNAS: ? (RAF: JA)
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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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County:
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Cheshire
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Location:
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3 miles SE of Warrington
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OS Ref:
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SJ652825
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©:
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All
photographs and artwork copyright ©
as stated
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Black
dot shows approximate position of the second Control Tower
2003 (© Robert Heywood)
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Stretton airfield - HMS Blackcap
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RN
Stretton airfield HMS Blackcap + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk
© robert truman 2006 - RNAS
Stretton airfield - HMS Blackcap -
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