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GRANSDEN LODGE |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
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Bedfordshire |
GL | ||||||
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General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
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Opened |
April 1942 |
Runways |
3 Concrete | ||||
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Closed |
1955 |
Hangers |
2 – Type T2, 1 Type B1 | ||||
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Elevation |
248 |
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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1418 Flt |
3 GP |
08/04/42 |
20/07/42 |
Wellington | |||
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1474 Flt |
3 GP |
04/07/42 |
04/01/43 |
Wellington | |||
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No.1 Bombign Development Unit (BDU) |
3 GP |
10/07/42 |
04/43 |
Stirling, Lancaster, Halifax, Wellington III, Proctor | |||
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192 Sqn |
3 GP |
04/01/43 |
05/04/43 |
Wellington I, III, X, Mosquito IV | |||
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PFF Navigation Trainingg Unit (NTU) |
8 GP |
04/43 |
06/43 |
Halifax II | |||
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405 Sqn |
8 GP |
19/04/43 |
26/05/45 |
Halifax II, Lancaster I, III | |||
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97 Sqn |
5 GP |
08/43 |
09/43 |
Lancaster I, III | |||
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142 Sqn |
8 GP |
25/10/44 |
28/09/45 |
Mosquito XVI, XXV, B5 | |||
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Points of Interest | |||||||
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Opened as satellite to Tempsford April 1942 | |||||||
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Became satellite to Oakington April 1943 | |||||||
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Achieved full station status June 1943 | |||||||
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Returned to agricultural use 1985 | |||||||
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Location: | |||||||
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10 miles West of Cambridge. Between Little Grandson, Greater Grandsen and Longstowe | |||||||
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On B1046. Lat: 52 10 45N, Long: 00 07 00W | |||||||
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Station Memorial | |||||||
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Unknown | |||||||