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Burtonwood
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Pre-war Watch office with Tower 1942
(©
USAAF via Aldon P Ferguson)
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Burtonwood
airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
housing, industry, M62 motorway
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Tower Type:
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1. Watch Office with
Tower (Fort type), 207/ 36 (concrete)
2. Watch Office for all Commands 12779/41, small front windows to 15371/41 3. P ost-war USAF tower |
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Tower:
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All
three towers now demolished
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Other
Buildings:
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Demolished,
very little remains
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History:
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![]() ![]() RAF Burtonwood was the largest airfield in Europe during WW2 with the most USAAF personnel and the longest runway. BAD 2 at Warton was to specialise in USAAF aircraft with in-line engines. ![]() ![]() /53 to 4/59, 53rd Weather Reconnaisance Squadron with WB-29 then WB-50D Superfortress'. Military Air Transport Service, MATS, aircraft here until 1958, moved to Mildenhall, all flying ceased 4/59. 2/67, Transferred to the US Army and used by 47th Area Support Group as a storage centre until final closure. |
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2.
Wartime Watch office for all Commands c.1944
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USAAF via Aldon P Ferguson)
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1981
(©
Paul Francis)
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Lieutenant
Colonel Caldwell,
5th Air Depot Group,
53rd Service Group - Burtonwood - Little Staughton - More info Here |
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1981
(©
Harry Holmes)
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RAF, USAAF and USAF
Station
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Airfield:
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Air Depot
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Opened:
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1/4/1940
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Closed:
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6/1994
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ID Code:
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??
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USAAF Station:
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590
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Runways:
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3 concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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Exact number and type
unknown
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County:
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Cheshire
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Location:
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2 miles NW of Warrington
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OS Ref:
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SJ568910
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs ©
as stated
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3.
Post-war USAF Tower
1954 (©
USAF MATS)
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1956
(©
USAF via Aldon P Ferguson)
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1981
(©
Paul Francis)
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RAF
Burtonwood airfield - BAD 1 -
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A
series of 1960's
aerial views of Burtonwood by Bill
Ravenscroft...
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The
wartime RAF tower and runway layout 1960
(© Bill Ravenscroft)
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The
USAF MATS tower 1960
(© Bill Ravenscroft)
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RAF
Air Training Corps gliders 1961
(© Bill Ravenscroft)
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RAF
Burtonwood airfield - BAD 1 -
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RAF Burtonwood - USAF BAD 1 - airfield +control towers: www.controltowers.co.uk
© robert truman 2003
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