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Sturgate
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2002
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Sturgate
Airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
Sturgate Airport
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office for All
Commands 12779/41, medium windows to 343/43.
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Tower:
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Air
Traffic Control, post-war VCR added to front corner
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Other
Buildings:
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Few
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History:
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One of the last airfields built during WW2, opened too late to see operational
service. 71 Base Sub-Station, Aircrew Training School, No 7 Group Bomber Command, a holding unit for crews before posting to a HCU. 18/9/44 to 30/5/45, 1520 BAT Flight with Oxfords. 6/45 to 1/46, 50 and 61 Sqns Bomber Command arrived from Skellingthorpe before moving to Waddington, airfield then closed.  6/53
to 1964, re-opened to USAF SAC Fighter units on rotation to other Bases. |
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RAF Station
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Airfield:
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Planned as Operational
Bomber
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Opened:
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1944 (to 1946)
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Closed:
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(re-opened 6/1953) 1964
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ID Code:
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US
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3 concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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1-B1, 2- T2
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County:
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Lincolnshire
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Location:
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10 miles N of Lincoln
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OS Ref:
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SK879878
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ATB Plans:
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No
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Links
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Large
unidentified building close to Control Tower site
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control
tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert truman 2002
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