RAF Bourn was a Bomber Command station located in Cambridgeshire 6 miles (10 kms) west of Cambridge.

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It opened in February 1942 as part of 3 Group. 101 Squadron moved in equipped with Wellingtons, staying until August 1942 when it was replaced by 15 Squadron which flew Stirlings. The station transferred to 8 Group Pathfinders in April 1943 and 97 Squadron moved in with Lancasters, staying until April 1944. From March 1944 RAF Bourn was home to 105 Squadron with Mosquitos, joined in December 1944 by 162 Squadron, also with Mosquitos.

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RAF Bridlington was the collective name given to multiple hotels and facilities used by the RAF in the Yorkshire seaside town.

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The town became home to 14, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 70 Initial Training Wings where aircrew and other RAF recruits spent 8-12 weeks receiving basic service training. It was part of 54 Group in Flying Training Command. Other training courses included ditching, Morse code and elementary air gunnery. A local country house was also requisitioned as an RAF hospital for sick personnel from nearby RAF stations.

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RAF Castle Bromwich was located in the West Midlands, 7 miles (11 kms) east of Birmingham.

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A private airfield was first established at the site in 1909 and it was requisitioned for military use in 1914. During World War Two the station served as the airfield for the adjacent Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. On completion the aircraft were towed across the road from the factory to the airfield, were tested and delivered to the RAF. The factory produced over 11,000 Spitfires and around 300 Lancasters.

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RAF Castle Kennedy was located in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland, 5 miles (8 kms) east of Stranraer.

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In early 1941 the station was developed as an air gunnery school which, during the course of the war, used Blenheims, Hampdens, Wellingtons, Ansons and Bothas with Battles, Defiants, Lysanders and Martinets as target tugs. A Coastal Command torpedo training unit also used the station.

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RAF Chivenor was a Coastal Command station located in Devon, 4 miles (6 kms) west of Barnstaple.

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It opened in October 1940 as part of Coastal Command. Between May 1942 and October 1942 51 Squadron and 77 Squadron, both flying Whitleys, were loaned to Coastal Command from Bomber Command and were based at RAF Chivenor.

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RAF Earls Colne was located in Essex, 5 miles (8 kms) north-east of Braintree.

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It was opened in August 1942 and was allocated to the United States Army Air Force which operated B-17s and B-26s from the station until July 1944. The RAF returned in September 1944 with 38 (Airborne Force) Group operating Albemarles and Halifaxes of 296 Squadron and 297 Squadron for glider towing and parachute dropping duties, including the Rhine crossing attack in March 1945.

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RAF East Moor was a Bomber Command station located in Yorkshire 8 miles (13 kms) north of York.

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It opened in June 1942 as part of 4 Group with the arrival of the Halifaxes of 158 Squadron, which stayed until October 1942. 429 Squadron moved in with Wellingtons and the squadron and station transferred to 6 Group in January 1943. 1679 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU) joined the station in May 1943 with the radial-engined Lancaster Mk 2. 429 Squadron left in August 1943, replaced by 432 Squadron converting to Lancasters. 1679 HCU left in December 1943 and in January 1944 432 Squadron switched to Halifaxes. It was joined in June 1944 by 415 Squadron, also flying Halifaxes. Both squadrons remained at RAF East Moor until they were disbanded in May 1945.

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RAF Goxhill was a Bomber Command station located in Lincolnshire, 3 miles (5 kms) south of Hull.

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It opened in the summer of 1941 as part of 1 Group but it soon proved unsuitable as the flight path was effectively blocked by the balloon barrage protecting Hull. Temporary use of the station was made by a Target Towing Flight and Fighter Command before it was taken over in July 1942 by the United States Army Air Force and used as a fighter training station until the end of the war.

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RAF Halton is in Buckinghamshire 6 miles (10 kms) east of Aylesbury.

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From 1919 it was home to 1 School of Technical Training for RAF aircraft apprentices. During the Second World War RAF Halton continued its role in Technical Training Command as part of 24 Group. The station is still in use although scheduled for closure in 2022.

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RAF Lossiemouth was a Bomber Command station  and is located in Morayshire on the western edge of the town of the same name, 4 miles (6 kms) north of Elgin, Scotland.

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It opened in May 1939 and concrete runways were built in late 1942. RAF Lossiemouth was a training station and, in April 1940, 20 Operational Training Unit was formed and stayed until the end of the war. It was equipped with Ansons and Wellingtons. The station’s location also made it suitable for temporary detachments from a number of operational Bomber Command squadrons throughout the war for attacks on targets in Norway and the North Sea, including several operations against the Tirpitz. It is still an operational RAF station.

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RAF Manston was located in Kent, 4 miles (6 kms) north-west of Ramsgate.

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At the start of the Second World War RAF Manston was in Fighter Command and transferred to the Second Tactical Air Force in February 1944. The station was converted from grass runways in 1943 to become one of three emergency landing grounds in England used to land damaged aircraft returning from operations, including many from Bomber Command. The station had one runway almost one and three-quarter miles long (2.7 km) and 250 yards (230 m) wide. The FIDO fog dispersal system was installed.

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RAF Melksham was a non-flying station located in Wiltshire, 2 miles (3 kms) south of Melksham.

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It opened in July 1940, and the first units to arrive were the School of Instrument Training and a branch of the RAF Armament School.  In 1942, the Armament School was moved away from Melksham and replaced by the RAF Electrical School. Instrument and electrical training formed the main purpose of the station until its eventual closure in 1965.

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RAF Morecombe was the collective name given to multiple hotels and facilities used by the RAF in the Lancashire seaside town.

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Morecambe had an a number of different roles within the RAF, basic training unit, including WAAF’s (about 80% of whom went through Morecambe), driving school, training centre for engine fitters and airframe fitters, transit camp and hospital. There was a non-operational airfield with three hangers where airframe fitters learned their trade on withdrawn Whitley bombers, whilst engine fitters worked in the numerous commercial garages commandeered, including the council bus garage. After basic training recruits would move on, unless enrolled on the driving courses (WAAF’s) or were  trainee fitters. The hospital was largely used by RAF personnel stationed in Morecambe or civilian workers at the camp. Also within the borough was Heysham were high octane petrol was produced to boost the operation parameters of the Spitfire after the engines had been modified to use the 100 octane fuel produced there instead of the normal 80 octane. Also within the borough was an army officers training establishment, and a port with its naval presence.

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RAF Padgate was a non-flying station located in Lancashire, 3 miles (5 kms) north-east of Warrington.

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It opened in April 1939 as a receiving and basic training centre for air force recruits. Prospective aircrew were interviewed for suitability for aircrew positions. In 1943 it was taking 1500 new recruits a week and introducing them to service life.

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RAF Snaith was a Bomber Command station located in Yorkshire, 7 miles (11 kms) south-west of Goole.

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It opened with tarmac runways in July 1941 as part of 1 Group. 150 Squadron with Wellingtons were resident until October 1942 when the station transferred to 4 Group. 51 Squadron with Halifaxes took up occupancy until the end of the war. In June 1943 an explosion in the bomb dump killed 18 ground personnel. 578 Squadron was formed in January 1944 with Halifaxes but soon moved out.

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RAF St Eval (also known as St. Eval) was located in Cornwall, 8 miles (13 kms) north-east of Newquay.

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It opened in October 1939 and its primary role was to provide anti-submarine and anti-shipping patrols off the south-west coast. In 1940 it became a Fighter Command sector headquarters and subsequently the station was used by RAF Coastal Command and the Fleet Air Arm. Aircraft from the station were also used for photographic reconnaissance operations, meteorological flights, convoy patrols, air-sea rescue and provided air cover for the Normandy campaign. The station was equipped with the FIDO fog dispersal system.

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RAF Stormy Down (also known as Newton Down) was located in South Wales, 4 miles (6 kms) west of Bridgend.

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It opened in June 1939 and named as RAF Newton Down but in October 1940 it became RAF Stormy Down. It was used as a training station with 7 Air Gunnery School with Whitleys, Battles, Ansons, Defiants and Lysanders. In November 1943, a cine-gun flight was formed with Martinets. The station was closed from February to August 1944 for reinforcing the runways. The station closed in 1946.

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RAF Tempsford was a Bomber Command station located in Bedfordshire, 3 miles (5 kms) north-east of Sandy.

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The station was still under construction in October 1941 when the runways were started to be used by the Wellingtons of 11 Operational Training Unit, which stayed until February 1942. The station became home to the RAF Special Duty Service as part of 3 Group. 109 Squadron arrived in January 1942 with Wellingtons to trial new radio equipment but quickly left. In March and April 1942 138 Squadron and 161 Squadron both arrived with Whitleys, Halifaxes and Lysanders specialising in the delivery of Special Operations Executive agents either by parachute or by landing at night and dropping supplies to resistance groups. The Whitleys were gradually replaced by other aircraft types including Albermarles, B-24s, Hudsons and Stirlings. 138 Squadron moved out in early 1945, leaving 161 Squadron at the station until after the war.

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RAF Torquay was located in Devon and comprised multiple hotels used for initial training by the RAF in Torquay and the surrounding area.

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Initial Training Wings (ITW) were located in the Torquay area where aircrew and other RAF recruits would spend 8-12 weeks receiving basic service training. 1 ITW was based in Babbacombe on the northern edge of Torquay and trained over 27,000 recruits. 3 ITW and 5 ITW were based in Torquay itself and trained 8,000 and 10,000 recruits respectively. 13 ITW was in Torquay from June 1941 to March 1944 and 21 ITW was in Torquay from May to September 1943.

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RAF Upwood was a Bomber Command station located in Cambridgeshire 7 miles (11 kms) north of Huntingdon.

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Originally opened in 1916 RAF Upwood re-opened in 1937. In September 1939 it was occupied by 52 Squadron and 63 Squadron with Battles but these quickly moved out and replaced by 90 Squadron training Blenheim aircrews. In 1940 90 squadron combined with 35 Squadron to form 17 Operational Training Unit which continued to train Blenheim aircrews until April 1943. Concrete runways were then installed and RAF Upwood re-opened in early 1944 in 8 Group with the Pathfinder squadrons of 139 Squadron, with Mosquitos, and 156 Squadron, with Lancasters. Both units remained at the station until the end of the war.

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RAF Warboys was a Bomber Command station in Cambridgeshire 7 miles (11 kms) north-east of Huntingdon.

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The station opened in August 1942 as part of 3 Group. 156 Squadron moved in with Wellingtons. However within a month both the station and 156 Squadron were transferred to the new Pathfinder force. Converting to Lancasters in January 1943 156 Squadron continued to operate from RAF Warboys until March 1944. RAF Warboys then became a training station for 8 Group with its Night Training Unit with Lancasters and 1655 Mosquito Conversion Unit.

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RAF West Raynham was a Bomber Command station located in Norfolk, 5 miles (8 kms) south-west of Fakenham.

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It opened in May 1939 as part of 2 Group, initially with grass runways. First occupant was 101 Squadron with Blenheims. 18, 76 and 139 Squadrons all had brief stays at the station. In 1941 101 Squadron was replaced by 114 Squadron, also with Blenheims. 180 Squadron with B-25s and 342 Squadron with Bostons both formed at RAF West Raynham before moving out. The runways were converted to concrete in 1943 and in December 1943 the station was transferred to 100 Group. 141 Squadron and 239 Squadron both operated night fighter bomber support Mosquitoes until the end of the war.

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In September 1939, 7 Squadron was a training unit equipped with Hampdens. Initially it was based at RAF Doncaster, RAF Finningley and then RAF Upper Heyford where it became 16 Operational Training Unit in April 1940. In August 1940 the squadron reformed at RAF Leeming and became the first squadron to fly Stirlings. It transferred to RAF Oakington in 3 Group in October 1940. Remaining at RAF Oakington the squadron was transferred to the new Pathfinder Force in October 1942, converted to Lancasters in July 1943 and remained in 8 Group 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, 9 Squadron was part of 3 Group at RAF Honington equipped with Wellingtons. In August 1942 the Squadron converted to Lancasters and moved to RAF Waddington as part of 5 Group. Following a move to RAF Bardney in April 1943, 9 Squadron became only the second squadron to use the Tallboy bomb and participated in the sinking of the Tirpitz in November 1944.

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In September 1939, 10 Squadron was part of 4 Group Bomber Command equipped with Whitleys at RAF Dishforth. From July 1940 to August 1942 the squadron was based at RAF Leeming where it converted to Halifaxes in December 1941. The squadron was based at RAF Melbourne from August 1942 to the end of the war.

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Photograph                         Text. Memoir
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