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Re: USAAF at RAF Balderton
Noggin
Seems to be a pretty standard WW 2 base. This is taken from the Air Britain Bases and also covers units before and after USAAF came (and left). It also shows from where each unit came and to which base it moved. Very useful!
BALDERTON
[Nottinghamshire] SK816498; 2.75 mls/4 km SSE of Newark.
Unit code From date in date out To Aircraft
25 OTU det PP, ZP Finningley 25Jun41 14Nov41 Finningley Hampden; Manchester; Wellington
408 Sqn EQ Syerston 9Dec41 25Jan42 North Luffenham Hampden
408 Sqn EQ North Luffenham 17Mar42 20Sep42 Leeming Hampden
14 (P) AFU RLG Ossington Apr42 Apr42 Ossington Oxford
1668 HCU CE (formed) 15Aug43 17Nov43 Syerston Manchester; Lancaster; Halifax
Flight Trials Unit Hucknall Nov43 28Apr44 Church Broughton Meteor
12 (P) AFU det Spittlegate 10Dec43 2Jan44 Spittlegate Blenheim; Beaufort; Oxford
437th TCG USAAF: Baer Field, IN 20Jan44 6Feb44 Ramsbury C-47; C-53; CG-4
83rd TCS T2
84th TCS Z8
85th TCS 9O
86th TCS 5K
439th TCG USAAF: Baer Field, IN 21Feb44 26Apr44 Upottery C-47; C-53
91st TCS L4
92nd TCS J8
93rd TCS 3B
94th TCS D8
227 Sqn 9J Bardney 21Oct44 5Apr45 Strubby Lancaster
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