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It opened in April 1944 as part of 1 Group and initially it was used as a relief landing ground for 1 Lancaster Finishing School at RAF Hemswell. It also housed the Night Bombing Training School. The station was not operational during the war but was equipped with the FIDO fog dispersal system.
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
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