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Silloth
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1981
(©
Paul Francis)
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RAF
Silloth airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
industry
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office with Met
Section 518/40
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Tower:
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Demolished
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Other
Buildings:
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Many,
including hangars, pillboxes, etc
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History:
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06/1939, Opened as Maintenance Command Station (No.22 MU) but transferred
to Coastal Command Group Pool, 11/1939 with Ansons, Beauforts, Bothas
and Hudsons. This unit became No. 1 Operational Training Unit 04/1940,
staying until 03/1943 when it moved to Thornaby.
Airfield suffered several air raids during 1940. 10/03/1943
to 07/1945, No. 6 OTU with Wellingtons and Ansons, No. 311 (Czech) Squadron
with Liberators. Postwar used
for storage and scrapping of Ansons, Dakotas, Lancasters, Yorks and other
types by 22 MU.
10/1945 to 01/1946, No. 1353 Target Towing Flight with Spitfires and Vengeances. 10/1945, No.
5 Ferry Pool formed here as Ferry Flight replacing ATA Units. |
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RAF
Silloth airfield
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1952
(© Ian Dobinson via Brian)
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RAF
Silloth airfield
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Airfield:
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OTU
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Opened:
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06/1939
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Closed:
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/1960
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Airfield code:
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IS
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete
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Hangars:
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1x - Bellman, 1x - A1,
3x - C, 4x - D, 4x - L, 5x - Super Robin, 6x - E, 13x - Robin
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County:
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Cumbria
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Location:
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1 mile E of Silloth
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OS Ref:
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NY124436
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Links:
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Russell
Barnes Cumbria Defences website, for full information on these photographs:
www.users.globalnet.co.uk
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©:
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Photographs
copyright © as stated
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2000
(© Russell Barnes)
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2000
Silloth (© Russell Barnes)
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1999
Similar Fort on diplay at Duxford
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Pickett-Hamilton
Counterbalance Fort
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RAF
Silloth airfield
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RAF
Silloth airfield and control tower - www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2002 -
- updated 04/02/2017 - |