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BASSINGBOURN |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
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Cambridgeshire |
BS | ||||||
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General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
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Opened |
March 1938 |
Runways |
3 Concrete | ||||
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Closed |
Currently used by British Army |
Hangers |
4 – Type C | ||||
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Elevation |
78 |
feet |
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Contractor |
John Laing & Son Ltd. |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
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Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
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104 Sqn |
6 GP |
02/05/38 |
17/09/39 |
Blenheim I, Anson I | |||
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215 Sqn |
6 & GP |
24/09/39 |
08/04/40 |
Harrow II, Wellington I | |||
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35 Sqn |
6 GP |
07/12/39 |
01/02/40 |
Battel, Blenheim VI, Anson I | |||
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11 OTU |
6,7, 92 GP |
08/04/40 |
02/10/42 |
Wellington I, Anson I | |||
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Points of Interest | |||||||
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Opened with full station status March 1938 | |||||||
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Transferred to USAAF control October 1942 | |||||||
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Station Memorial | |||||||
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Unknown | |||||||