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The station opened in 1932 and during World War Two was home to a number of training units including Flying Training Schools and Advanced Flying Units.
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At the start of the war RAF Prestwick was home to an Elementary Flying Training School with Tiger Moths. 1 Air Observers and Navigation School also used the station as did 1 (Coastal) Operating Training Unit, Radio Schools and Beam Approach Units. 141 Squadron with Defiants used the station as did Hurricane and Spitfire detachments. From September 1941 RAF Prestwick was mainly used for ferry routes with an Air Transport Auxiliary Ferry Pool. B-17s and Mosquitos flew in on the Atlantic ferry route and Wellingtons and B-24s flew out on the Middle East ferry route. By the end of the war 37,000 aircraft had passed through RAF Prestwick. The station was handed back to civilian use in 1946 and it is now Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
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RAF Shallufa was the most southerly of the RAF stations in Egypt. It was used by Wellingtons of the RAF Middle East and Mediterranean campaign, including 37 Squadron which was posted to the station in December 1941. 162 Squadron, 38 Squadron and 458 Squadron, all with Wellingtons also used the station. Post war the station was used by Vampires and Meteors as well as detachments of Lancasters and Lincolns.
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Originally named RAF Shotwick the station was used as a World War One training station. It was renamed RAF Sealand in 1924 and its training role continued during World War Two. The station was used by Flying Training Schools with Masters, Tiger Moths and Oxfords. Maintenance Units were also located at the station during the war and these continued to use the site post-war until its closure in 2006.
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RAF South Cerney was opened in 1937 as a training station. Units using the station included 3 Flying Training School, 15 Service Flying Training School, 3 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit, Beam Approach Flights and a Communications Flight. Aircraft used included Harts, Tiger Moths, Oxfords and Harvards. The station was transferred to the British Army in 1971.
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RAF Stanton Harcourt was opened in September 1940 as a satellite station to RAF Abingdon and used by 10 Operational Training Unit throughout the war. Whitleys were used until 1944 when they were replaced by Wellingtons. In July 1941 Halifaxes of 35 Squadron and 76 Squadron used the station as the base to attack the Scharnhorst. The station was also used by Beam Approach Flights with Oxfords and a Bomber Defence Training Flight with P-40s and Hurricanes. The station was closed in 1946.
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RAF Stoney Cross opened in November 1942 and was originally used by Army co-operation units flying P-51s. In June 1943 the station became home to the Albermarles of 296, 297 and later 299 Squadrons all in 38 (Airborne Force) Group. They trained in towing Horsa gliders in preparation for the Normandy Campaign. From April to September 1944 the station was used by the United States Army Air Force with P-38s and B-26s. Reverting back to RAF command RAF Stoney Cross became home to Transport Command. Between November 1944 and October 1946 46, 232 and 242 Squadrons flying Stirlings, Yorks and C-47s operated flights to the Middle East, India and the Far East. The station closed in January 1948.
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The station was opened in 1918 and by 1939 was in Fighter Command with Hurricanes. It played a prominent role during the Battle of Britain. In 1941 Spitfires from the station were heavily involved as RAF Fighter Command became more offensive with operations called ‘Circuses’ involving fighter escorts for bombers, usually Blenheims from 2 Group but others involved Stirlings and Hampdens. 161 Squadron used Tangmere as a pickup and drop off point for its Special Operations Executive (SOE) flights with Lysanders supporting Resistance units in France transporting agents and supplies. With its southerly location RAF Tangmere was also ideally located to contribute its Spitfires and Typhoons to the Normandy Campaign and intercepting V-1s. Post war the station hosted Spitfires, Mosquitos, Meteors and Hunters before it closed in 1970.
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RAF Tarrant Rushton opened in 1943 and was used by 38 Group for airborne forces operations. 298 Squadron and 644 Squadron were formed there with Halifaxes in a glider towing role with Horsa and Hamilcar gliders. The squadrons were also tasked with dropping Special Operations Executive (SOE) agents to support the Resistance in France. Also dropping SOE agents were the Stirlings of 196 Squadron based at the station from January to March 1944. Gliders towed by Halifaxes from RAF Tarrant Rushton landed the first troops in France for the Normandy Campaign. Later gliders from the station were used on Operation Market Garden for the attack on Arnhem. Post war the station was used for 30 years by Flight Refuelling Ltd, including using Lancasters and Lancastrians during the Berlin Airlift. The station closed in 1980.
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Opened in 1938 RAF Thorney Island was in Coastal Command for most of the war. Numerous units and aircraft types operated from the station. Aircraft using the station during the war included Ansons, B-17s, B-24s, Beaufighters, Beauforts, Blenheims, Hampdens, Hectors, Hudsons, Mosquitos, Typhoons, Wellingtons and Whitleys. Closed as an RAF station in 1976 the British Army now occupy the site.
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The bombing range opened in 1938 and was used extensively during the war for Bomber Command training. A control tower onshore co-ordinated practice bomb dropping and reported accuracies back to the relevant squadrons and stations. Use of the range continued post war until closure in 2010. The RAF Wainfleet control tower is now used as holiday accommodation.
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RAF Watchfield opened in 1940 and was used by a number of training units including 3 Elementary Flying Training School, 4 Air Observers Navigation School and 11 Air Observers Navigation School. The station was also used by a number of Beam Approach Schools. Aircraft used included Tiger Moths, Ansons and Oxfords.
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RAF Windrush opened in 1940 and was used for training throughout the war. Originally a relief landing ground for RAF Chipping Norton the station later came under the control of RAF Little Rissington. Units based at RAF Windrush included 6 Service Flying Training School, 15 Service Flying Training School and 6 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit. Aircraft used included Harvards, Oxfords and Ansons.
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The airfield opened in 1928 and during the war the civil flying training school there became 6 Early Flying Training School (EFTS), operating under contract for the RAF. Tiger Moths were used for initial training to select pilots for more advanced training elsewhere. The station was also used for the repair of nearly 2000 Wellingtons as well as the building of nearly 100 Lancaster Mk 2s between July 1942 and November 1943.
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Opening in 1917 the station was originally used for training until 1939. During the second half of 1942 it was used by the Wellingtons of 37 Squadron and 40 Squadron during the North Africa campaign. From November 1942 to February 1943 the United States Army Air Force used the station with B-24 Liberators. The RAF returned and 73 Operational Training Unit occupied the site from February to June 1943 followed in July 1943 by 1675 Heavy Conversion Unit with B-24 Liberators, staying until disbanded in October 1945.
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The station opened in August 1943 as a satellite station to RAF Market Harborough. It was used by 14 Operational Training Unit (OTU) flying mainly Wellingtons but also Ansons and Martinets. In June 1944 85 OTU was formed at RAF Husbands Bosworth, also with Wellingtons. Both OTUs were disbanded in June 1945.
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The station opened in April 1941 and from July 1941 to June 1945 it was used by 12 Operational Training Unit based at RAF Benson. 12 OTU operated Ansons and Wellingtons. In May 1942 it took part in the first 1000 bomber operation in the attack on Cologne.
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The station was opened in April 1941 when 22 Operational Training Unit took up residence. Aircraft from the OTU took part in the three 1000 bomber operations in May-June 1942, the first of which was to Cologne. Flying Wellingtons and Ansons the unit trained over 9000 aircrew by the time it was disbanded in July 1945. Light aircraft flying is still conducted from the site.
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The station was opened in November 1941 and in January 1942 it became home to 26 Operational Training Unit until it disbanded in March 1946. Satellite airfields were also constructed at RAF Cheddington and RAF Little Horwood. A Q-type decoy site was also constructed nearby. Aircraft flown from RAF Wing included Wellingtons, Ansons, Lysanders, Tiger Moths, Defiants and Proctors. Aircraft from the OTU took part in the first 1000 bomber operations in May 1942 against Cologne. RAF Wing was one of the main reception stations for Operation Exodus, the repatriation of thousands of ex-prisoners of war in April-May 1945.
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RAF Marham was opened in April 1937 in 3 Group. By September 1939 38 Squadron and 115 Squadron were based there, both equipped with Wellingtons. In late 1940 218 Squadron, also with Wellingtons, replaced 38 Squadron before converting to Stirlings in January 1942. RAF Marham transferred to 2 Group in September 1942 with 105 Squadron and 139 Squadron both flying Mosquitos. RAF Marham became part of the 8 Group Pathfinders in May 1943 and 109 Squadron Mosquitos arrived in July 1943. The station closed in spring 1944 for redevelopment and didn’t reopen until after the war.
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