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Wellingore
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1943
Flt Lt Rod Smith (left) (© Steve Bond)
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Wellingore
airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office for Fighter
Satellite Stations 2658/42, with observation room
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Tower:
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Demolished
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Other
Buildings:
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Very
few, but Battle
HQ and many
pillboxes remain.
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History:
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Site south of village used as RLG by Cranwell until 06/40, then by Digby
with 46 Sqn Hurricanes and 29 Sqn Blenheims and Beaufighters.12/40 to 06/41, 402 Sqn Hurricanes. 10/41 to 04/42, 412 Sqn Spitfires, moved to Martlesham Heath. 09/42 to 12/43, Sqns here: 154 Sqn Spitfires, 288 Sqn Blenheims, 613 Sqn Mustangs, 416 Sqn. 12/43 to 01/44, 439 Sqn Fighter Bomber formed here with Hurricanes. 01/44 to 04/44, 402 Sqn with Sitfires. Airfield then used as RLG by Cranfield until closure. |
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Ermine
Street marker, Memorial near east side Entrance, RAF AWACS in the skies
over Wellingore
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View
across the airfield
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RAF Station
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Airfield:
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Operational Fighter
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Opened:
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/1935
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Closed:
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/1945
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ID Code:
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JW
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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2x - Grass
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Hangars:
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1x - Extra Over Blister,
7x - Blister
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County:
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Lincolnshire
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Location:
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10 miles S of Lincoln
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OS Ref:
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SK988545
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs
© copyright
as stated
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Eastern
Entrance, Pillbox
and defended dispersal in the distance
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Battle
HQ
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Inside
the Battle HQ (all that concrete supported by 12 thin pieces of rusty
metal!)
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Some
of the many Pillboxes
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Large
concrete hardstanding at north-east corner of airfield, by side of Ermine
Street
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RAF
Wellingore airfield
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RAF
Wellingore airfield & control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk ©
robert truman 2002
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