The station opened in April 1942 and until December 1944 was home to 4 Air Gunnery School equipped initially with Lysanders, Martinets, Bothas and later Ansons. Late in the war the station was used by a Spitfire Operational Training Unit.
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The station opened in April 1942 and until December 1944 was home to 4 Air Gunnery School equipped initially with Lysanders, Martinets, Bothas and later Ansons. Late in the war the station was used by a Spitfire Operational Training Unit.
Refinements:
Artwork Text
Map Text. Correspondence
Map. Navigation chart and log Text. Diary
Moving image Text. Log book and record book
Photograph Text. Memoir
Physical object Text. Personal research
Physical object. Clothing Text. Poetry
Physical object. Decoration Text. Service material
Sound Text. Training material
Technical aid
Item type refinement is covered in the FAQ section, questions 12 and 13. The Archive also comes with a range of tools for searching and browsing content: please see the help page.