RAF Silloth [entry point]
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RAF Silloth [entry point]
Description
RAF Silloth was located in Cumbria, 7 miles (11 kms) south-west of Kirkbride.
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The station opened in June 1939 and in November 1939 it came under the control of Coastal Command for the rest of the war. It was initially used by 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit (OTU) equipped with Ansons, Bothas, Blenheims and Beauforts. From October 1941 to April 1942 the station was also home to the Hudsons of 320 Squadron. 1 OTU was replaced at the station in March 1943 by 6 (Coastal) OTU equipped with Wellingtons. A Czech training unit also used the station in 1943 for converting to B-24s.
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“RAF Silloth [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 23, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/21821.
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