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Syerston
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2006
(© Mark Harris)
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Syerston
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Airfield Today:
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RAF
Air Cadet Gliding School
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office with Met
Section, 5845/39 (brick)
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Tower:
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Gliding
HQ
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Other
Buildings:
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All
buildings demolished in 1997 except for control tower, one H-Block and
two hangars
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History:
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Station history coming soon... |
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2001
(©
Robert Truman)
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RAF Station
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Airfield:
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Operational Bomber Station
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Opened:
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12/1940
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Closed:
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N/A
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Airfield Code:
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1944: YN (or YM?)
1956: SJ |
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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1x - B1, 2x - J, 6x
- T2
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County:
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Nottinghamshire
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Location:
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10 miles NE of Nottingham
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OS Ref:
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SK730480
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Links:
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©:
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All
photographs copyright ©
as stated
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RAF
Syerston airfield
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RAF
Syerston - airfield - control tower - www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2001
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