Air Force Burtonwood (or RAF Burtonwood) is a former Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces base that was located in Burtonwood, 2 miles (3...
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Lancashire, the name Burtonwood is known worldwide as the location of the former RAF Station Burtonwood military camp. Burtonwood village itself is a few...
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The Gulliver's World site was once part of the RAF Burtonwood air base. The official RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre was established and built on the...
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two other aircraft, leaving RAF Scampton near Lincoln at about 10:15 and heading to the US Air Force base at Burtonwood near Warrington. The pilot Captain...
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flag of the United States. The B-29 groups on the UK and the depot at RAF Burtonwood were placed under the 3rd Air Division. It became the Third Air Force...
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The Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force, and its successor body the Air Force Global Strike Command, operate or formerly operated many...
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RF-4Cs, along with the 513th Troop Carrier Wing at RAF Mildenhall. Also, RAF Burtonwood, which was operating as a reserve USAFE base since the opening of Châteauroux-Déols...
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up when they crashed at sea. The unit departed in November 1952 for RAF Burtonwood. 7554th Target Tow Flight (March–December 1952) (Stinson L-5E, Douglas...
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RNAS Hinstock (HMS Godwit) (redirect from RAF Hinstock)
Maintenance Units and also used as a satellite landing ground for RAF Burtonwood and RAF Shawbury. It was then transferred to the Admiralty who used it from...
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the squadron moved to New Hampshire; Florida; Kindley Field, Bermuda; RAF Burtonwood, England, with forward basing at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Bermuda for...
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List of former Royal Air Force stations (redirect from List of former RAF stations)
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They...
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List of Royal Air Force Maintenance units (redirect from No. 1 Maintenance Unit RAF)
30 May 2012. "RAF Burtonwood". Control Towers. Retrieved 30 May 2012. "RAF Llandow airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 30 May 2012. "RAF Colerne". Air...
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Bombardment Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona were deployed to RAF Burtonwood, England and from there to various bases in Germany as a "training deployment...
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Army Air Forces, Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress flying from RAF Polebrook to RAF Burtonwood crashed into the side of Cadair Berwyn resulting in the deaths...
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1988, p. 103. Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since...
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reformed on 7 December 1940 and operated Turbinlite-equipped Bostons from RAF Burtonwood, making night attacks and towing aerial mine charges with steel cables...
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Upper Heyford. In 1948 the Americans occupied RAF stations including Fairford, Brize Norton, Burtonwood, Greenham Common, Mildenhall, Lakenheath and Woodbridge...
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caused by an engine fire while demonstrating a YP-80A (44-83026) at RAF Burtonwood, Lancashire, England, on 28 January 1945, the YP-80A was temporarily...
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to include the 47th Area Support Group with a major depot located at RAF Burtonwood, Cheshire, in the United Kingdom, stockpiling POMCUS equipment. Other...
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Stroud, UK: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7524-4401-7. Wynn, Humphrey - RAF Strategic Nuclear Deterrent Forces, their Origins, Roles and Deployment 1946-69...
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Boeing WB-50D of the 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron based at RAF Burtonwood, England...
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(122443) operated by the United States Navy undershot the runway at RAF Burtonwood and collided with a USAF Douglas C-47 (42-100912). One crew member on...
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Warrington was the location of the Burtonwood RAF base and Risley Ordnance Factory. During World War II, RAF Burtonwood served as the largest US Army Air...
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at RAF Burtonwood, Lancashire, and delivered to RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire and later used by No. 24 (Communications) Squadron at RAF Hendon...
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Naval Air Squadron 1841 Naval Air Squadron 1842 Naval Air Squadron RAF Burtonwood "In Memoriam – Wren Anne McCormick". Royal Navy Research Archive. Retrieved...
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gliding club was replaced in June 1984 when RAF 635 Volunteer Gliding Squadron (VGS) moved in from RAF Burtonwood. They operated Slingsby Venture T2 and Grob...
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rural. In the 20th century the area became largely a residential area. RAF Burtonwood was built on the outskirts in 1939, and the land is now transformed...
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1966) RAF Bruntingthorpe (SAC deployments ended 1966) RAF Burtonwood SAC/USAFE operational use ended 1966 Transferred to United States Army RAF Chelveston...
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have been affected by the blast. During the 1950s, US Troops from RAF Burtonwood and RAF Sealand used the open spaces in Clubmoor for playing baseball. This...
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November 16, 1996) was an American deaf gay activist. Felts was born at RAF Burtonwood in the United Kingdom, the son of SMSgt Walter Earl Felts and Greta...
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