TEMPSFORD

County

Pundit Code

Bedfordshire

TE/TQ

General Information

Facilities

Opened

1941

Runways

3 Concrete

Closed

February 1963

Hangers

1 – Type B1, 6 – Type T2

Elevation

63

feet

Contractor

John Laing & Son Ltd.

Squadrons and Units

Sqn/Unit

Group

From

To

Aircraft

11 OTU

7, 92 GP

16/12/41

04/42

Wellington I

109 Sqn

3 GP

19/01/42

04/42

Wellington I, VI

1418 Flt

3 GP

03/42

04/42

Wellington III

138 Sqn

3 GP

14/03/42

09/03/45

Whitley V, Halifax II, V, Stirling IV

161 Sqn

3 GP

?

?

Whitley V, Halifax II, V, Stirling IV, Lysander IIIa, Hudson I

Points of Interest

Opened with full station status 1941

Station Memorial