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Upwood
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Upwood's
Watch Office for all Commands as seen in the film 'Appointment in London'
1952 (© via Steve Ward) |
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Upwood
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture
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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 343/43 |
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Tower:
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Demolished in 1943
2. Demolished in the 1970s |
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Other
Buildings:
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Many
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History:
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Station history  |
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Upwood's
first Watch Office was a 'fort type' 207/36 which was demolished in 1943
- anyone have a photo?
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RAF
Upwood airfield
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Upwood's
Watch Office for all Commands, 343/43
c.1955
(© via Les Hunt)
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Upwood's
Watch Office for all Commands being demolished in the
1970s
(©
via Steve Ward)
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Upwood airfield
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Airfield:
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Operational Bomber
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Opened:
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/1937
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Closed:
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/199?
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Pundit Code:
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UD
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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4x - C Type
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County:
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Huntingdonshire
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Location:
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2 miles SW of Ramsey
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OS Ref:
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TL269842
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs ©
copyright as stated
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Upwood airfield
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Scenes
from the film 'Appointment in London' starring Dirk Borgarde and Dinah
Sheridan
1952 (© via Steve Ward) |
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RAF
Upwood airfield
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Memorial
to 139 and 156 Squadrons, No.8
(Pathfinder) Group 2001
(©
Robert Truman)
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RAF
Upwood
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2001
(© Robert Truman)
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RAF
Upwood airfield
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RAF
Upwood Watch Office and airfield = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2001 - Upwood -
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