RAF Hartford Bridge (also known as Hartfordbridge and Blackbushe) was located in Hampshire 10 miles (16 kms) south-east of Reading.

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It opened in November 1942 and was used to test Horsa, Hotspur and Hamilcar military gliders. The FIDO fog dispersal system was developed at the station and it was also used by the Second Tactical Air Force during the Normandy campaign in 1944. In November 1944 the station was re-named RAF Blackbushe.

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RAF Woolfox Lodge was a Bomber Command station located in Rutland, 5 miles (8 kms) north-west of Stamford.

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It was initially a grass satellite ground and, in 1940, used by the Hampdens of 14 Operational Training Unit. The station was then developed with concrete runways as part of 5 Group and re-opened in October 1941 when 61 Squadron moved in with Manchesters. The squadron started to convert to Lancasters before moving out in May 1942. The runways were extended and, on re-opening in June 1943 the station was transferred to 3 Group and 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit took up residence with Stirlings. The training unit moved out in January 1944 and two months later 218 Squadron moved in with Stirlings but converted to Lancasters in July 1944. The station was temporarily transferred to the United States Army Air Force from August to October 1944 but in November 1944 it returned to 3 Group and 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit took up residence with Stirlings and Lancasters.

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RAF Wilmslow was located in Cheshire, a mile (2 kms) north of the town of Wilmslow.

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Construction commenced at the outbreak of war and 4 School of Recruit Training was based there. Its role was the reception and basic training of male and female recruits who would spend eight weeks at the station before being posted elsewhere.

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RAF North Luffenham was a Bomber Command station located in Rutland, 5 miles (8 kms) south-west from Stamford.

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It opened in December 1940 and initially used by 17 Elementary Flying Training School with Tiger Moths. In July 1941 the station transferred to 5 Group Bomber Command and 61 Squadron and 144 Squadron both equipped with Hampdens arrived. 61 Squadron converted to Manchesters before leaving in October 1941. 144 Squadron left in April 1942 and 29 Operational Training Unit was formed with Wellingtons.  Hard runways were constructed June 1943 – March 1944. On re-opening the station was used by the Heavy Glider Conversion Unit as well by 1653 Heavy Conversion Unit which was initially equipped with Stirlings but converted to Lancasters.

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RAF Medmenham was located in Buckinghamshire, 6 miles (10 kms) north-west of Maidenhead.

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The RAF requisitioned Danesfield House in April 1941 and it became the main interpretation centre for photographic reconnaissance operations in the European and Mediterranean theatres, serving as the headquarters for the Allied Central Interpretation Unit. Many photos were taken by photo reconnaissance unit flights from nearby RAF Benson. By 1945 there were over 600 photographic interpreters stationed at RAF Medmenham, more than half of whom were women. By May 1945, the station held 5 million prints from which 40,000 reports had been produced. The property remained in the RAF until 1977.

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RAF Langar was a Bomber Command station located straddling the Leicestershire-Nottinghamshire border, 12 miles (20 kms) south-east of Nottingham.

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It opened in September 1942 as part of 5 Group. The first resident was 207 Squadron with Lancasters. The squadron remained until October 1943 when the station was transferred to the United States Army Air Force. In October 1944 the station was transferred back to Bomber Command and 1669 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU) arrived with Lancasters; both station and training unit transferring to 7 Group in November 1944. 1669 HCU was disbanded in April 1945. From September 1942 until after the war Avro also used the station to carry out major repair and maintenance of Lancasters.

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RAF hospital Rauceby was located in Lincolnshire, 2 miles (3 kms) west of Sleaford.

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It was originally built in 1897 as an asylum and requisitioned by the RAF in 1939. It came under the control of RAF Cranwell and patients took up residence in April 1940. The hospital dealt with crash and burn injuries as well as other medical cases. The RAF left the hospital in 1947.

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RAF hospital Matlock was located in the Derbyshire town of Matlock.

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The RAF requisitioned Rockside Hall as a hospital for the whole of the war. It was used as an RAF psychiatric hospital. It treated and rehabilitated mostly aircrew but also ground personnel, but not officers. Its annual admission rate was approximately 1200.

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RCAF Bowden (also known as BCATP Station Bowden) was located at Bowden, Alberta, Canada.

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The station opened in the summer of 1941 and it was used by 32 Elementary Flying Training School. In July 1942, it was privatised as the Edmonton Flying Training School Limited under Royal Canadian Air Force control as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. It could handle 240 pupils on eight-week courses and had 150 aircraft, mainly Tiger Moths and Cornells.

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RAF Balderton was a Bomber Command station located in Nottinghamshire, 2 miles (3 kms) south of Newark-on-Trent.

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It opened in June 1941 and initially used as a satellite airfield for the Hampdens of 25 Operational Training Unit from RAF Finningley. In December 1941 the station was transferred to 5 Group and became home to the Hampdens of 408 Squadron until September 1942. The station closed for the construction of hard runways and re-opened in August 1943 with the formation of 1668 Heavy Conversion Unit equipped with Halifaxes and Lancasters. In November 1943 the station was transferred to the United States Army Air Force until October 1944. 5 Group then returned with the Lancasters of 227 Squadron which stayed until April 1945.

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Led by Guy Gibson 617 Squadron was formed at RAF Scampton in March 1943 specifically to attack the Eder, Möhne and Sorpe dams with the bouncing bomb invented by Barnes Wallis and carried by modified Lancasters. The squadron was retained as a precision bombing unit and moved, via a spell at RAF Coningsby, to RAF Woodhall Spa in January 1944. Under the leadership of Leonard Cheshire the squadron pioneered low level marking techniques using Mosquitos and a P-51. Modified Lancasters used the 12000 lb Tallboy bomb against the Saumur rail tunnel, submarine pens, V-weapons sites and the Tirpitz. The squadron was the only one to use the 22,000 lb Grand Slam bomb targeting railway viaducts and submarine pens in 1945.

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576 Squadron was formed as part of 1 Group Bomber Command in November 1943 at RAF Elsham Wolds from the ‘C’ Flight of 103 Squadron. It moved to RAF Fiskerton in October 1944. At the end of the war the squadron participated in Operation Manna, dropping food supplies to the Dutch as well as Operation Exodus, repatriating ex-prisoners of war

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514 Squadron was formed as part of 3 Group in September 1943 at RAF Foulsham equipped with the radial engined Lancaster Mk 2. The squadron became operational in early November 1943 just before moving to RAF Waterbeach where it stayed until the end of the war. During 1944 the squadron gradually re-equipped with Merlin engined Lancasters and used the Gee-H blind bombing system. In April and May 1945 the squadron took part in Operation Manna, dropping food to the Dutch, as well as Operation Exodus to repatriate ex-prisoners of war.

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467 Royal Australian Air Force Squadron was formed at RAF Scampton in November 1942 equipped with Lancasters as part of 5 Group. It quickly moved to RAF Bottesford and after spending almost a year there, moved to RAF Waddington. It was due to be part of Tiger Force but was disbanded in September 1945.

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466 Royal Australian Air Force Squadron was formed in October 1942 as part of 4 Group at RAF Driffield. Although an Australian squadron the majority of its personnel were originally British and it was only towards the end of the war that the squadron gained a dominant Australian character. It moved to RAF Leconfield shortly after forming but returned to RAF Driffield in June 1944 until the end of the war. Originally equipped with Wellingtons it converted to Halifaxes in late 1943.

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304 Squadron was one of four Polish Squadrons in Bomber Command. It was formed in August 1940 at RAF Bramcote with Battles. In December 1940 it became part of 1 Group, moved to RAF Syerston and converted to Wellingtons, which it flew for the rest of the war. The squadron became operational in April 1941 and moved to RAF Lindholme in July 1941. It served with Bomber Command until May 1942 when it transferred to Coastal Command until the end of the war.

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301 Squadron was one of four Polish squadrons in Bomber Command and was formed with Battles at RAF Bramcote in July 1940. The squadron moved to RAF Swinderby in August 1940 where it converted to Wellingtons. From July 1941 to April 1943 the squadron was based at RAF Hemswell. The squadron disbanded in April 1943 with most personnel transferred to No. 300 Squadron remaining at RAF Hemswell. In November 1944 301 Squadron reformed in Italy in a special duties role with Halifaxes and B-24s dropping supplies to allied forces. The Squadron returned to the UK in April 1945 as part of Transport Command.

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300 Squadron was one of four Polish squadrons in Bomber Command and was formed in July 1940 at RAF Bramcote with Battles and manned by Poles who had escaped from Poland and of France. The squadron moved into 1 Group at RAF Swinderby in August 1940 and converted to Wellingtons in October 1940. From July 1941 to May 1942 the squadron was based at RAF Hemswell and from May 1942 to January 1943 it was at RAF Ingham. It returned to RAF Hemswell until June 1943 before once again returning to RAF Ingham from June 1943 to March 1944. The squadron converted to Lancasters in March 1944 and moved to RAF Faldingworth from where it operated until the end of the war. At the end of the war the squadron took part in Operation Manna, dropping food to the Dutch.

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In September 1939 226 Squadron was part of the Advanced Air Striking Force in France flying Battles. It suffered heavy losses and regrouped at RAF Sydenham before moving to RAF Wattisham with Blenheims as part of 2 Group in May 1941. The squadron converted to Bostons in November 1941 and moved to RAF Swanton Morley in December 1941. Converting to B-25s in May 1943 the squadron moved to RAF Hartford Bridge in February 1944 as part of the Second Tactical Air Force. It operated in support of the Normandy campaign and subsequently moved into Europe.

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109 Squadron was reformed in December 1940 at RAF Boscombe Down. Using Whitleys, Ansons and Wellingtons it developed radio counter-measures and also the Oboe blind bombing system. From January 1942 to April 1942 it was based at RAF Tempsford before moving to RAF Stradishall until August 1942. The squadron then moved to RAF Wyton as one of the original Pathfinder squadrons and converted to Mosquitos and, for two months only, Lancasters. It led the first Oboe marker operation for main force bombers in December 1942 and became one of two Oboe marker squadrons in 8 Group.  From July 1943 to April 1944 it was based at RAF Marham and subsequently at RAF Little Staughton until the end of the war. At the end of the war the squadron took part in Operation Manna, by marking the dropping points for food to the Dutch.

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In September 1939, 106 Squadron  was a reserve bomber unit flying Hampdens as part of 5 Group stationed at RAF Cottesmore. It moved to RAF Finningley in October 1939 and became operational in September 1940. It moved to RAF Coningsby in February 1941 where it converted to Manchesters and then to Lancasters in May 1942. The squadron moved to RAF Syerston in October 1942 before moving to RAF Metheringham in November 1943 where it remained until February 1946.

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At the start of the war 83 Squadron were part of 5 Group based at RAF Scampton flying Hampdens. The squadron converted to Manchesters in December 1941 and then to Lancasters in May 1942. It transferred to the new Pathfinder Force in August 1942 at RAF Wyton but in April 1944 transferred from 8 Group back to 5 Group to act as a marker squadron based at RAF Coningsby.

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By September 1939, 78 Squadron was at RAF Dishforth in 4 Group flying Whitleys. It was acting as a reserve squadron and from December 1939 to July 1940 it was based at RAF Linton on Ouse. Returning to RAF Dishforth the squadron became operational in July 1940. From April 1941 to October 1941 the squadron was located at RAF Middleton St George and from then to June 1942 at RAF Croft where it converted to Halifaxes. The squadron had further spells at RAF Middleton St George and RAF Linton on Ouse before moving to RAF Breighton in June 1943 where it remained for the rest of the war.

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76 Squadron was reformed at RAF Finningley in April 1937 and was a training squadron with Ansons and Hampdens at RAF Upper Heyford until April 1940 when it became 16 Operational Training Unit. It reformed in May 1941 in 4 Group at RAF Linton on Ouse with Halifaxes. The squadron moved to RAF Middleton St George in June where it stayed until September 1942 before returning to RAF Linton on Ouse until June 1943. From then until the end of the war it was based at RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor. The squadron carried out the most Halifax bombing operations.

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At the start of the war 61 Squadron was part of 5 Group flying Hampdens at RAF Hemswell. In July 1941 it converted to Manchesters and moved to RAF North Luffenham where it stayed until November 1941. From then until May 1942 it was at RAF Woolfox Lodge from where it moved to RAF Syerston converting to Lancasters in June 1942. From November 1943 to the end of the war the squadron had two spells at RAF Skellingthorpe interrupted by a spell at RAF Coningsby from February to April 1944.

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