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It opened in August 1940 as part of 4 Group and used as a satellite station by Whitleys from RAF Linton on Ouse. It closed in late 1941 for redevelopment and construction of hard runways. The station re-opened in June 1943 as part of 6 Group. 434 Squadron took up residence, followed by 431 Squadron in July 1943, both with Halifaxes. In December 1943 both squadrons moved out and were replaced by 425 Squadron and 420 Squadron, also both with Halifaxes. The station closed in 1945.
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It opened in September 1940 as part of 4 Group. 77 Squadron moved in with Whitleys, staying until September 1941. It was joined by the Whitleys of 102 Squadron which stayed from November 1940 to November 1941. Concrete runways were laid November 1941 - June 1942. The station was transferred to 6 Group and 405 Squadron Halifaxes arrived in August 1943, as did the Wellingtons of 419 Squadron although both squadrons left by October 1943. 424 Squadron was formed in October 1943 with Wellingtons staying until April 1944 when the station switched to training with 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU) with Halifaxes. In November 1944 1659 HCU converted to Lancasters and it, and the station, transferred to 7 Group.
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It opened in March 1944 as one of three emergency landing grounds in England for damaged returning aircraft, many of which were in 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. More than 1400 bombers made an emergency landing at RAF Carnaby during the war.
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It opened in June 1940 as part of 2 Group and 218 Squadron moved in with Blenheims. In September 1940 the station transferred to 3 Group and 7 Squadron became the first squadron to use Stirlings. It became operational in February 1941 and stayed at the station until the end of the war, converting to Lancasters in November 1943. Concrete runways were laid during 1941. 7 Squadron was joined at the station in July 1941 by 101 Squadron with Wellingtons, staying until February 1942. In August 1942 7 Squadron and RAF Oakington transferred to the new Pathfinder force which became 8 Group in January 1943. 627 Squadron formed at RAF Oakington in November 1943 with Mosquitos, replaced in April 1944 by 571 Squadron also with Mosquitos.
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Construction began in 1936 and it opened in February 1938. In August 1938 1 Air Armament School moved in. It was retitled the Empire Central Armament School in April 1943 then became the Empire Air Armament School in November 1944. Many Bomber Command bombing leaders, bombing instructors and gunnery experts were trained here. Tarmac runways were laid in 1944 and the station remained in a training role until it closed in 1974.
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It was a country mansion taken over by the RAF in 1942 as the Aircrew Commando School, training personnel in evasion techniques. In March 1943 it also became the headquarters of 51 Base, Bomber Command, controlling the nearby Heavy Conversion Units at RAF Swinderby, RAF Syerston, RAF Wigsley and RAF Winthorpe. These two units left in November 1943 and were replaced by headquarters 5 Group, Bomber Command, which stayed until the Group disbanded in December 1945. The station closed in 1956.
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It was a country mansion taken over by the RAF in 1942 as the Aircrew Commando School, training personnel in evasion techniques. In March 1943 it also became the headquarters of 51 Base, Bomber Command, controlling the nearby Heavy Conversion Units at RAF Swinderby, RAF Syerston, RAF Wigsley and RAF Winthorpe. These two units left in November 1943 and were replaced by headquarters 5 Group, Bomber Command, which stayed until the Group disbanded in December 1945. The station closed in 1956.
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It opened in January 1932 as a gunnery training station for aircraft using the nearby Skipsea range. At the start of World War Two it was used by 2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit which trained Coastal Command crews in anti-shipping operations. Concrete runways were laid during 1943 and the training unit was replaced in February 1944 by the Central Gunnery School where many of Bomber Command’s Gunnery Leaders were trained.
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Originally known as RAF West Wickham the station opened in May 1943 in 3 Group. 90 Squadron arrived in May with Stirlings, staying until October 1943. In August 1943 the station was re-named RAF Wratting Common. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit arrived in November 1943 with Stirlings, remaining until November 1944 when it was replaced by the Lancasters of 195 Squadron which operated from the station until the end of the war.
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It opened in October 1943 as part of 6 Group. The station was occupied by 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit from October 1943 until August 1945 flying both Halifaxes and Lancasters. 1679 Heavy Conversion Unit arrived in December 1943 to be merged a month later into 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit.
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It opened in June 1943 as part of 3 Group. 196 Squadron arrived in July 1943 with Wellingtons but immediately converted to Stirlings. In November 1943 196 Squadron was replaced by 115 Squadron equipped with Lancasters. 195 Squadron, with Lancasters, formed at the station in October 1944 but then moved out leaving 115 Squadron operating from RAF Witchford until the end of the war.
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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.
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It opened in August 1942 as part of 4 Group with the arrival of 420 Squadron with Wellingtons but the squadron left two months later. The station transferred to 6 Group and in May 1943 432 Squadron arrived with Wellingtons until September 1943 when it was replaced by 433 Squadron with Halifaxes. In November 1943 433 Squadron was joined by 424 Squadron, also with Halifaxes. The two squadrons converted to Lancasters in January 1945 and operated from the station until the end of the war.
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It opened as part of 4 Group in November 1942 when 158 Squadron with Halifaxes arrived, staying until February 1943. It was replaced by the Halifaxes of 1663 Heavy Conversion Unit which remained at the station until May 1945 although both it, and the station, transferred to 7 Group in November 1944.
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It opened in September 1942 as part of 4 Group. The Halifax conversion units of 10, 76, 78, 102 and 158 Squadrons arrived in September and October 1942 to merge and form 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit which flew from the station until it transferred to Transport Command in April 1945.
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It opened in November 1943 as part of 1 Group. 550 Squadron with Lancasters arrived in January 1944 and was the only squadron to operate from the station. The station closed in 1945.
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RAF Melbourne was first used in 1940 as a relief airfield for the Whitleys of 10 Squadron in 4 Group. Construction of a permanent station began in 1941 and it re-opened in August 1942 when 10 Squadron returned, by then flying Halifaxes. 10 Squadron stayed at the station until the end of the war. The FIDO fog dispersal system was installed in January 1944.
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It opened in November 1941 as a conversion training station for the Halifaxes of 4 Group. 28 and 107 Conversion Units arrived in January 1942 and merged to form 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit which remained in sole occupation until June 1945. The station closed in November 1945.
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It opened in February 1943 as part of 4 Group. 158 Squadron moved in with Halifaxes and remained at the station until May 1945 when it transferred to Transport Command. The airfield closed in August 1945.
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It opened in May 1937 as part of 4 Group and in September 1939 Whitleys of 51 Squadron and 58 Squadron were in residence. 78 Squadron, also with Whitleys, replaced 51 Squadron in December 1939. From May to December 1940 78 Squadron left and both 77 Squadron and 102 Squadron had short spells at the station before 35 Squadron, with Halifaxes, arrived in December 1940 to join 58 Squadron until the latter left in April 1943. 76 Squadron was formed with Halifaxes May 1941, left but returned in August 1942, replacing 35 Squadron and was joined by 78 Squadron which returned, now equipped with Halifaxes. In June 1943 the station was transferred to the Canadian 6 Group and 426 Squadron and 408 Squadron took up residence, both equipped with the radial-engined Lancaster Mk 2. Both squadrons converted to the radial-engined Halifax Mk 3s during 1944. RAF Linton on Ouse was closed in 2020.
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In September 1939 it was part of 4 Group. However within a month of the war starting the station was transferred to Fighter Command until December 1941 when it closed to have concrete runways laid. On re-opening in December 1942 the station reverted to 4 Group Bomber Command and was occupied by 196 Squadron and 466 Squadron, both flying Wellingtons. In the summer of 1943 196 Squadron left and 466 Squadron converted to Halifaxes. 640 Squadron, also with Halifaxes, was formed at the station in February 1944. 466 Squadron left in June 1944 and 51 Squadron arrived in April 1945 with Halifaxes.
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It opened in August 1941 as part of 1 Group. 458 Squadron took up residence with Wellingtons until leaving in March 1942. The station closed for construction work, re-opening in August in 1942 when 460 Squadron briefly stayed with Halifaxes before 101 Squadron moved in with Lancasters. In June 1943 the station transferred to 4 Group and 76 Squadron equipped with Halifaxes took up residence until May 1945.
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Item type refinement is covered in the FAQ section, questions 12 and 13. The Archive also comes with a range of tools for searching and browsing content: please see the help page.Originally a 1930s small grass civil airfield known as Waltham the site was constructed as RAF Grimsby as part of 1 Group and opened in summer 1941.In November 1941 142 Squadron moved in with Wellingtons staying until December 1942 when they were replaced by 100 Squadron with Lancasters. 550 Squadron formed at the station with Lancasters in November 1943 but moved out two months later. 100 Squadron operated from RAF Grimsby until April 1945.
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Originally a 1930s small grass civil airfield known as Waltham the site was constructed as RAF Grimsby as part of 1 Group and opened in summer 1941.In November 1941 142 Squadron moved in with Wellingtons staying until December 1942 when they were replaced by 100 Squadron with Lancasters. 550 Squadron formed at the station with Lancasters in November 1943 but moved out two months later. 100 Squadron operated from RAF Grimsby until April 1945.
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It opened as part of 4 Group in October 1942 when 77 Squadron moved in with Whitleys but immediately converting to Halifaxes. It operated from the station until May 1944 when it was replaced by 346 Squadron and 347 Squadron, both also with Halifaxes. The site is now partly occupied by The Yorkshire Air Museum.
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It opened in September 1936 as part of 4 Group. In September 1939 10 Squadron and 78 Squadron, both with Whitleys, took up residence. 51 Squadron, also with Whitleys, replaced 78 Squadron in December 1939. 10 Squadron moved out in July 1940, replaced by the return of 78 Squadron which stayed until April 1942. 51 Squadron left in May 1942. In June 1942 425 Squadron and 426 Squadron were both formed with Wellingtons and they, and the station, were transferred to 6 Group in October 1942. The station was closed from May to November 1943 for the construction of hard runways. On re-opening the station was used for a month by the return of 425 Squadron, then with Halifaxes. Also in November 1943 1664 Heavy Conversion Unit with Halifaxes moved in and stayed until April 1945.
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It opened in November 1941 as part of 4 Group and 102 Squadron moved in with Whitleys. The squadron converted to Halifaxes in January 1942 and left in June 1942. It was replaced briefly by the Halifaxes of 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit but in August the station was closed to extend the runways. On re-opening in November 1942 428 Squadron was formed with Wellingtons and it, and the station, transferred to 6 Group in January 1943. 424 Squadron Wellingtons stayed for two weeks in May 1943 before the Halifaxes of 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit arrived and 428 Squadron departed. The training unit left in October 1943 and the station became a relief landing ground.
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