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|name= Royal Air Force Station Cheddington<BR>USAAF Station 113 |
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|location= Located Near [[Cheddington]], [[Buckinghamshire]] |
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|coordinates={{coord|51|50|05.20|N|000|40|52.50|W|}} |
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|type= Military Airfield |
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|built=1942 (Origns begin 1917) |
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|used=1942-1948 |
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|controlledby=[[United States Army Air Forces]]<BR>[[Royal Air Force]] |
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|garrison=[[Eighth Air Force]] |
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|battles= [[European Theatre of World War II]]<BR>Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945 |
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{{Location map|Buckinghamshire |
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|lat = 51.834778 |
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|long = -0.68125 |
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|caption = <small>Map showing the location of RAF Cheddington within Buckinghamshire.</small> |
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'''RAF Cheddington''' is a former [[World War II]] airfield in [[England]], located 1 mile south-west of [[Cheddington]] in [[Buckinghamshire]]. The airfield was closed in 1952. |
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==Origins== |
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[[Category:Royal Air Force stations in Buckinghamshire|C]] |
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Cheddington was used as a [[World War I]] airdrome briefly during 1917. The airfield was closed after the armistice. |
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[[Category:Royal Air Force stations in England|C]] |
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==RAF Use== |
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During World War II, Cheddington Airfield opened March 1942 as a satellite station to RAF Wing, with 26 Operational Training Unit, Vickers Wellington bombers (these had the codes "EU" on the aircraft sides). |
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In September 1942 the airfield was transferred to the USAAF but within weeks had transferred back to the RAF, again with 26 OTU. |
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==USAAF Use== |
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It was again transferred to the USAAF [[Eighth Air Force]] in August 1943 to become station 113, with Consolidated [[B-24 Liberator]] bombers of the Combat Crew Replacement Center, 8th Air Force. |
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In late 1944 specialist USAAF unitsd arrive with Boeing [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] bombers, believed to include Night Leaflet Units. |
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==Postwar Use== |
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After the war the [[British Army]] took use of the airfield and the site eventually closed in 1952. |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of RAF stations]] |
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==References== |
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* Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975 |
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* [http://www.cheddington.org.uk/organisations/history_society/airfield Cheddington Historical Society - Cheddington Airfield] |
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== External links == |
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{{USAAF 8th Air Force UK}} |
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[[Category:Defunct World War II USAAF Fields]] |
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Revision as of 14:40, 11 March 2009
| Royal Air Force Station Cheddington USAAF Station 113
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| Located Near Cheddington, Buckinghamshire | |
| Coordinates | 51°50′05.20″N 000°40′52.50″W / 51.8347778°N 0.6812500°W |
| Type | Military Airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 (Origns begin 1917) |
| In use | 1942-1948 |
| Battles/wars | European Theatre of World War II Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945   Map showing the location of RAF Cheddington within Buckinghamshire. |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Eighth Air Force |
RAF Cheddington is a former World War II airfield in England, located 1 mile south-west of Cheddington in Buckinghamshire. The airfield was closed in 1952.
Origins
Cheddington was used as a World War I airdrome briefly during 1917. The airfield was closed after the armistice.
RAF Use
During World War II, Cheddington Airfield opened March 1942 as a satellite station to RAF Wing, with 26 Operational Training Unit, Vickers Wellington bombers (these had the codes "EU" on the aircraft sides).
In September 1942 the airfield was transferred to the USAAF but within weeks had transferred back to the RAF, again with 26 OTU.
USAAF Use
It was again transferred to the USAAF Eighth Air Force in August 1943 to become station 113, with Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers of the Combat Crew Replacement Center, 8th Air Force.
In late 1944 specialist USAAF unitsd arrive with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, believed to include Night Leaflet Units.
Postwar Use
After the war the British Army took use of the airfield and the site eventually closed in 1952.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975
- Cheddington Historical Society - Cheddington Airfield
