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Bramcote - RN HMS Gamecock - airfield control tower
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Airfield Today:
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Bramcote
barracks, Royal Corps of Signals, M69 motorway built over main runway
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office with Met
Section 2328/39 (concrete)
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Tower:
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Officers
Mess, Royal
Corps of Signals
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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06/1940 to 03/1943, No.18 (Polish) Operational Training Unit moved here from
Hucknall with Vickers Wellingtons, moved
to Finningly. 02/1942 to 02/1943, Bitteswell and Nuneaton used as satellite airfields. 07/1940 to 08/1940, No. 300 and 301 Squadrons formed here with Fairey Battles, moved to Swinderby. 08/1940 to 12/1940, No. 304 and 305 Squadrons formed here with Fairey Battles then Vickers Wellingtons, moved to Syerston. 04/1943 to 10/1945, No.105 (Transport) OTU, No.44 Group, Transport Command with Wellingtons then 05/1945, Dakotas. 11/1944 to 07/45, Bitteswell used as a satellite. 08/1945, Renamed 1381 (T) Conversion Unit, moved to Desborough. /1941 to 05/1946, No.1513 BAT Flight with Oxfords. 07/1946 to 11/1946, 1510 BAT Flight with Oxfords.  11/1946 to /1959,
Transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Gamecock and used by 1833 (RNVR)
Squadron with Seafires.  Airfield then closed and used by the Army as Bramcote
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Airfield:
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Bomber OTU, Transport
OTU, Royal Navy
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Opened:
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06/1940
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Closed:
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/1959
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Code:
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RT
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - Steel matting
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Hangars:
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5x - C Type
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County:
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Warwickshire
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Location:
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4 miles SE of Nuneaton
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OS Ref:
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SP406883
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©:
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All
photographs copyright ©
as stated
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2003
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Bramcote airfield control tower
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1980
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Bramcote airfield control tower
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RAF
Bramcote RN HMS Gamecock airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk
© robert truman 2006
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