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Templeton
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1970's
(© via Sue Lloyd)
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Templeton
airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office with Operations
Room for Bomber Satellite Stations 7345/41 with added observation room
13079/41 and update to 2338/42
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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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01/43 to 06/43, 306 Ferry Training Unit formed here with Bristol Beauforts,
moved to Maghaberry./43 to 12/43, Coastal Command Avro Ansons of O Flight, No. 3 Operational Training Unit from Haverfordwest, moved to St. Athan.  14/12/43
to 08/05/44, 1st Gunnery and Tow Target Flight, VIII USAAF, from Warton
with Westland Lysander and Miles Masters towing targets
for the fighters at Atcham,
1st G&TT Flt moved to Atcham. 08/44
to /44, Airfield used by 595 Sqn target towing Spitfires from Aberporth.
01/45 to 02/45, Spitfires and Mosquitos of A Flight, No. 8 OTU from Haverfordwest. /45 to 06/45, Used by 8 OTU for aircraft repairs until they moved to Benson, airfield then closed. |
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RAF
Templeton airfield
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USAAF
marked Lysander target tug of the 1st G&TT Flt and a P-47D Thunderbolt
seen at Atcham
1944 (© via Gregory J. Hackenberg) |
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RAF
Templeton airfield
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Airfield:
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OTU Satellite
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Opened:
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/1943
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Closed:
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/1945
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ID Code:
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TV
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete with wood
chips
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Hangars:
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1x - T2
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County:
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Pembroke, Wales
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Location:
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7 miles NW of Tenby
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OS Ref:
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SN101112
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs ©
copyright as stated
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RAF
Templeton airfield 1943
- 1945
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RAF
Templeton 8th USAAF control tower + airfield = www.controltowers.co.uk
© robert truman 2006 - Templeton -
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