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Tockwith
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2002
(© Robert Truman)
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Marston
Moor airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
industry, housing
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office with Met
Section, 518/40
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Tower:
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Used
as offices
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Other
Buildings:
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Some
buildings on Technical Site, hangars, runways. Housing developments encroaching
on main airfield site
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History:
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01/42 to 07/45, 165 Heavy Conversion Unit with Halifax bombers.08/45 to 11/45, 1665 HCU from Saltby with Halifax and Stirlings, moved to Linton-on-Ouse and airfield closed. 1945-49, Used by 268 Maintenance Unit. |
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2002
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RAF Station
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Airfield:
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Operational Bomber
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Opened:
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11/1941
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Closed:
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/1945
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Code:
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MA
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3 concrete
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Hangars:
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1x - B1, 6x - T2
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County:
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Yorkshire
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Location:
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8 miles W of York
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OS Ref:
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SE460520
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs ©
copyright Robert Truman
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2002
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RAF
Tockwith - RAF Marston Moor - airfield
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RAF
Tockwith - Marston Moor www.controltowers.co.uk © robert truman 2002
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