Dates: 1943 - 1952

County: Cumbria
Location: 1 mile S of Kirkbampton
Usage
1943-1945: Satellite for 6 OTU Wellingtons from
Silloth.
1943-1944: 55 OTU Hurricanes and Master. Became
Tactical Excercise Unit.Also Typhoon
Conversion Sqn formed.
1943 : 1674 HCU Wellingtons.
1944-1945: Warwicks of 281 and 282 ASR Sqns here.

Airfield on Care and Maintenance when 6 OTU disbanded and postwar used for bomb storage by 249 MU until closure.

Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving RAF Great Orton

" My dad, Pearson Watson Smith (now deceased) has several ’alt backers up’ courses listed on his WW2 RAF service record.  Does anyone know what these were?  Enquiries at Innsworth and the RAF Museum have drawn a blank.  I think he was an armourer so I’m hoping that ..."

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