OAKINGTON |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
Cambridgeshire |
OA | ||||||
General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
Opened |
1 July 1940 |
Runways |
3 Concrete/Tarmac | ||||
Closed |
Currently in use by army Air Corps |
Hangers |
1 – Type B1, 2 – Type J, 2 – Type T2 | ||||
Elevation |
40 |
feet |
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Contractor |
Various |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
10 Sqn |
3 GP |
06/07/41 |
11/02/42 |
Wellington I | |||
218 Sqn |
3 GP |
14/07/10 |
25/11/40 |
Blenheim IV | |||
7 Sqn |
3, 8 GP |
29/10/40 |
24/07/45 |
Stirling I, III, Lancaster I, III | |||
3 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (PRU) |
? |
16/11/40 |
07/41 |
Spitfire, Wellington | |||
Navigation Training Unit (NTU) |
? |
03/43 |
06/43 |
Lancaster I, III | |||
1409 Meteorology Flight |
? |
01/04/43 |
08/01/44 |
Mosquito IV, IX | |||
Points of Interest | |||||||
Opened with full station status 1 January 1940 | |||||||
Station Memorial | |||||||
Unknown |