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BURN |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
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Yorkshire |
AZ | ||||||
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General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
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Opened |
November 1942 |
Runways |
3 Concrete/Tarmac | ||||
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Closed |
1946 |
Hangers |
2 – Type T2, 1 – Type B1 | ||||
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Elevation |
20 |
feet |
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Contractor |
Various |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
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Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
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1653 HCU |
4 GP |
06/42 |
10/42 |
Halifax I | |||
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431 Sqn |
4, 6 GP |
13/11/42 |
15/07/43 |
Wellington X | |||
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578 Sqn |
4 GP |
06/02/44 |
15/04/45 |
Halifax III | |||
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Points of Interest | |||||||
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Opened as satellite to Pocklington November 1942 | |||||||
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Became No. 42 Base sub-station November 1944 | |||||||
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P/O C.J. Barton, 578 Sqn awarded posthumous VC, Nuremberg 30/31 March 1944 | |||||||
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Station Memorial | |||||||
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Unknown | |||||||