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Abingdon
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Watch
Office 5845/39 - from the film 'The Red Beret' 1953
(© via Steve Ward)
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RAF Abingdon airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Royal
Logistic Corps, 612 Volunteer Gliding School
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Tower Type:
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1. Watch Office with
Met Section 5845/39
2. Control Tower, Vertical Split Control Type 2548c/55 |
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Tower:
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1.
Derelict
2. Demolished 2014 |
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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Station history |
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RAF
Abingdon airfield
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Watch
Office 5845/39 1982 (© Paul
Francis)
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RAF
Abingdon airfield
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Airfield:
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Operational Training Unit
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Opened:
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/1932
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Closed:
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/1992
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ID Code:
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AB
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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2x - concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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1x - C Type, 4- A Type
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County:
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Berkshire
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Location:
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NW of Abingdon
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OS Ref:
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SU475992
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Copyright:
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All
photographs copyright ©
as stated
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Scenes
for the film 'The Red Beret' (a.k.a. 'Paratrooper') with Alan Ladd were
filmed at Abingdon in 1953 (©
via Steve Ward)
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RAF
Abingdon airfield
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2002
(© Damien Burke)
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Control
Tower 2548c/55 1982
(© Paul Francis)
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RAF
Abingdon airfield
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RAF
Abingdon airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2002
- Abingdon - updated 16/12/2014 - |