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RAF Hawarden in World War II viewed from north-north-west The aircraft factory at Broughton was established early in the Second World War as a shadow factory for Vickers-Armstrongs Limited. The factory produced 5,540 Vickers Wellington long-range medium bomber aircraft and 235 four-engined Avro Lancaster heavy bomber aircraft.
Previously designated No. 6 OTU, formed in March 1940 at RAF Sutton Bridge and re-numbered in November 1940 to 56 OTU, where it remained at RAF Sutton Bridge until relocating in March 1942 to RAF Tealing. [2] [3] No. 57 Operational Training Unit RAF (57 OTU) 57 OTU was formed in November 1940 at RAF Hawarden to train single-seat fighter pilots. [1]
RAF Hawarden between 15 March 1951 and 15 March 1959 Packing and Storage Depot No. 48 MU RAF Hawarden between 1 September 1939 and until 1 July 1957. [60] No. 15 SLG No. 13 SLG RAF Tatton Park between August 1941 and May 1943. No. 49 SLG No. 100 SLG Temporary dispersals at: Ansty Elmdon Purgatory Storage Unit at Brough Aircraft Storage Unit
London Biggin Hill, a former RAF station This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the duration of operation. During 1991, the RAF had several Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome (MEDA) airfields: RAF ...
No. 64 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force group which was operational between July 1946 and ... on 23 July 1946 it moved to RAF Hawarden and was renamed to No. 63 ...
No. 275 Squadron RAF was formed at RAF Valley on 15 October 1941 [4] as No. 9 Group's Air Sea Rescue unit, to cover the Irish Sea. [ 5 ] 9 Group also supplied the staff that were trained by Robert Watson-Watt , the inventor of radar , to operate the Chain Home early warning system.
The School was initially No. 7 Operational Training Unit RAF which was formed on 15 June 1940 at RAF Hawarden operating a variety of aircraft including Supermarine Spitfire, a British single-seat fighter aircraft and Fairey Battle, a British single-engine light bomber aircraft.
Having survived one or two aerial misdemeanours, Beurling reached No. 7 Operational Training Unit, at RAF Hawarden, in September 1941. [8] Beurling demonstrated considerable skill in training. [10] In Hawarden, he came under the influence of the great Ginger Lacey, whose score at the time stood at 27. Lacey later commented about Beurling ...