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Wath
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Front
of Watch Office 2000 (© Russell
Barnes)
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RAF
Wath Head airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture
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Tower Type:
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SLG 'Bungalow' type
Watch Office
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Tower:
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Not
known
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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No.12 Maintenance Unit from Kirkbride used this site to store Hampdens
until autumn 1941 when it was closed due to drainage problems. Re-opened 02/42 with Wellingtons, Halifaxes arriving 05/42. Coastal Command aircraft stored here winter 1942/43. Mitchells here 03/43. 01/44, control transferred to No. 18 Maintenance Unit at Dumfies and used to store and scrap Wellingtons until closure in 1945. |
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RAF
Wath Head airfield
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Rear
of Watch Office
2000 (© Russell Barnes)
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RAF
Wath Head airfield
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Airfield:
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10 Satellite Landing
Ground
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Opened:
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04/1941
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Closed:
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09/1945
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Code:
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?
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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Grass
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Hangars:
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1x - Robins
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County:
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Cumbria
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Location:
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7 miles SW of Carlisle
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OS Ref:
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NY295480
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Links:
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Russell
Barnes Cumbria Defences website: ww.users.globalnet.co.uk/~rwbarnes/defence/wath.htm
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©:
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All
photographs ©
copyright as stated
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2011
(© Terence Wallis)
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RAF
Wath Head airfield
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2011
(© Terence Wallis)
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RAF
Wath Head airfield
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RAF
Wath Head watch office + airfield = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2002 - Wath Head -
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