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NORTH LUFFENHAM |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
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Rutland |
NL | ||||||
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General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
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Opened |
December 1940 |
Runways |
3 Concrete | ||||
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Closed |
Currently in use by Royal Air Force |
Hangers |
1 – Type B1, 2 – Type J, 3 – Type T2 | ||||
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Elevation |
350 |
feet |
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Contractor |
John Laing & Sons Ltd |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
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Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
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61 Sqn |
5 GP |
07/40 |
09/40 |
Hampden, Manchester | |||
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144 Sqn |
5 GP |
17/07/40 |
22/04/42 |
Hampden | |||
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29 OTU |
7, 92 GP |
25/04/42 |
07/43 |
Wellington I, III | |||
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1653 HCU |
7 GP |
27/11/44 |
28/10/45 |
Lancaster I, III, Stirling III, Beaufighter VI, Mosquito XIX | |||
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Points of Interest | |||||||
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Opened with full station status December 1940 | |||||||
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Transferred to Flying Training Command control April 1944 | |||||||
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Returned to Bomber Command control November 1944 as No. 73 Base headquarter | |||||||
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Station Memorial | |||||||
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Unknown | |||||||