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RAF Middleton St George was a Bomber Command station located in County Durham, 6 miles (10 kms) east of Darlington.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It opened in January 1941 as part of 4 Group and was first used by 78…

RAF Ludford Magna (also known as Mudford Magna) was a Bomber Command station located in Lincolnshire 5 miles (8 kms) east of Market Rasen.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It was opened in June 1943 as part of 1 Group…

RAF Bridgnorth was located in Shropshire 13 miles ( 21 kms) south of Telford.See all Archive items | Explore nearby It opened in November 1939 as a non-flying station and was used to carry out basic recruit training. It became the Woman’s…

See all Archive items | See all wartime losses At the start of the war 101 Squadron was based at RAF West Raynham in 2 Group equipped with Blenheims. In May 1941 it converted to Wellingtons and moved two months later to RAF Oakington as part of 3…

See all Archive items | See all wartime losses From September 1939 to April 1940, 97 Squadron was a training squadron equipped with Whitleys based at RAF Abingdon where it became 10 Operational Training Unit. The squadron reformed in March 1941 in 5…

RAF Yatesbury was in Wiltshire, 4 miles (6 kms) east of Calne.See all Archive items | Explore nearbyIt opened in 1936 to train pilots but in 1939 the site switched to train wireless operators. 2 Radio School and 9 Radio School were established to…

RAF Winthorpe was a Bomber Command station located in Nottinghamshire, 3 miles (5 kms) north-east from Newark.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It opened in September 1940 as part of 1 Group when it was home to 300…

RAF Tempsford was a Bomber Command station located in Bedfordshire, 3 miles (5 kms) north-east of Sandy.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyThe station was still under construction in October 1941 when the runways were…

RAF Stradishall was a Bomber Command station located in Suffolk, 10 miles (16 kms) south-west of Bury St Edmunds.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It originally opened as part of 3 Group in 1938 but in 1939 concrete…

RAF Spilsby was a Bomber Command station located in Lincolnshire, 12 miles (19 kms) west from Skegness.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby Construction began in 1942 and it opened in September 1943 as part of 5 Group. 207…

RAF Snaith was a Bomber Command station located in Yorkshire, 7 miles (11 kms) south-west of Goole.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyIt opened with tarmac runways in July 1941 as part of 1 Group. 150 Squadron with…

RAF Skellingthorpe (also known as Skelly)was a Bomber Command station in Lincolnshire 2 miles (3 kms) south-west of Lincoln.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyIt opened in November 1941 as part of 5 Group Bomber Command.…

RAF Sandtoft was a Bomber Command training station located in Lincolnshire, 4 miles (6 kms) south-west from Crowle.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyIt opened in December 1943 with concrete runways and was part of 1…

RAF Methwold was a Bomber Command station located in Norfolk, 10 miles (16 kms) north-west of Brandon.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyIt opened with grass runways in September 1939 as part of 3 Group and as a satellite…

RAF Manston was located in Kent, 4 miles (6 kms) north-west of Ramsgate.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyAt the start of the Second World War RAF Manston was in Fighter Command and transferred to the Second Tactical Air…

RAF Lindholme (also known as Hatfield Woodhouse) was a Bomber Command station located in Yorkshire, 7 miles (11 kms) north-east of Doncaster.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby The station, originally called RAF Hatfield…

RAF Kirmington was a Bomber Command station located in Lincolnshire, 6 miles (10 kms) north-east of Brigg.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It opened with three concrete runways in March 1942 and was first used as a…

RAF Castle Bromwich was located in the West Midlands, 7 miles (11 kms) east of Birmingham.See all Archive items | Explore nearbyA private airfield was first established at the site in 1909 and it was requisitioned for military use in 1914. During…

A note book belonging to Herbert O’Hara containing his notes on Royal Air Force rules and regulations, organisation and management.

64 pages of course notes. Inside front page ' Bubb G J 1477939, Entry 35, Berryfields, Melksham, Sept 2-21 1943' Contains information of batteries and motors in general then specific notes on F24 camera and controls, night photography MkIII, torpedo…