GRANSDEN LODGE

County

Pundit Code

Bedfordshire

GL

General Information

Facilities

Opened

April 1942

Runways

3 Concrete

Closed

1955

Hangers

2 – Type T2, 1 Type B1

Elevation

248

feet

 

 

Contractor

John Laing & Sons Ltd

 

 

Squadrons and Units

Sqn/Unit

Group

From

To

Aircraft

1418 Flt

3 GP

08/04/42

20/07/42

Wellington

1474 Flt

3 GP

04/07/42

04/01/43

Wellington

No.1 Bombign Development Unit (BDU)

3 GP

10/07/42

04/43

Stirling, Lancaster, Halifax, Wellington III, Proctor

192 Sqn

3 GP

04/01/43

05/04/43

Wellington I, III, X, Mosquito IV

PFF Navigation Trainingg Unit (NTU)

8 GP

04/43

06/43

Halifax II

405 Sqn

8 GP

19/04/43

26/05/45

Halifax II, Lancaster I, III

97 Sqn

5 GP

08/43

09/43

Lancaster I, III

142 Sqn

8 GP

25/10/44

28/09/45

Mosquito XVI, XXV, B5

Points of Interest

Opened as satellite to Tempsford April 1942

Became satellite to Oakington April 1943

Achieved full station status June 1943

Returned to agricultural use 1985

Location:

10 miles West of Cambridge. Between Little Grandson, Greater Grandsen and Longstowe

On B1046. Lat: 52 10 45N, Long: 00 07 00W

Station Memorial

Unknown