Burtonwood airfield cheshire

raf · 29-10-2006, 07:48 PM

question for you experts..

Burtonwood airfield isnt mentioned in the battle of britain

http://www.battle-of-britain.com/

http://www.controltowers.co.uk/B/Burtonwood.htm

any ideas cheers..

29-10-2006, 07:53 PM

Erm, wasn't it built by the USAAF for heavy bombers? Or was it a bomber station under the RAF given over to the USAAF? Can't remember. But Cheshire and Manchester were covered by Cranage, Calverley & Hack Green to my local knowledge.
I understand its now a HEUGE housing estate.

Kyt · 29-10-2006, 07:56 PM

Sorry - put in a link here that has already been mentioned but can't delete message

raf · 29-10-2006, 08:05 PM

says it was opened 1/4/1940. as storage depot.

maybe as it had only just opened it didnt play a major role in the BOB.

but must have been used

29-10-2006, 08:07 PM

Pretty sure it was a bomber station it's entire flying life. So it wouldn't be part of the BoB, that would be down to the fighter stations I have already mentioned. Why do you want to clarify this anyway?

lancesergeant · 29-10-2006, 08:26 PM

Wasn't it the biggest air base/station of the war?

raf · 29-10-2006, 08:28 PM

cheers Kitty...

hope im not sending you on a wild goose chase...

the 2 sites you mentioned arnt listed in the BOB site..

http://www.battle-of-britain.com/

it also says calvery only opened in 1942...

i now understand Burtonwood was a maintenance depot/storage in 1940 and later over run with U.S bombers.

but if it was a storage/maintenance depot surely it played a role in the BOB in some ways just not as a fighter command.

i live very close to it and is now the m62/sevices/housing and ikea etc.

cheers for your answers

29-10-2006, 08:34 PM

You're right, Calverley was later, it never came to anything as it was badly sited. Cranage and Hack Green are difficult to track down as they were small stations.
Burtonwood was a storage depot as you sy, so it would have supplied everything for the RAF and in a way did help with the BOB but not in an active sense. Later it became a bomber centre.
And yes Lance, it was bloody HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEUGE!

raf · 29-10-2006, 08:51 PM

cheers all.

i found this very usefull and interesting

http://www.controltowers.co.uk/Site%20Map.htm

part of Burtonwood runway is still there and the hangers are used for storage by great bear distribution.its also used for training HGV drivers.

i remember just before it closed around 1994 the Yanks filmed some parts for a wwII film there because of the long runway not sure if tom cruise was in it.

any ideas of the film

Kyt · 29-10-2006, 08:58 PM

raf, have you tried (there are a couple of links at the bottom):

http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stati...htm#Burtonwood

29-10-2006, 07:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
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29-10-2006, 07:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
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29-10-2006, 07:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kitty Guest Posts: n/a	Erm, wasn't it built by the USAAF for heavy bombers? Or was it a bomber station under the RAF given over to the USAAF? Can't remember. But Cheshire and Manchester were covered by Cranage, Calverley & Hack Green to my local knowledge. I understand its now a HEUGE housing estate.

29-10-2006, 08:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
raf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: wigan Posts: 388	says it was opened 1/4/1940. as storage depot. maybe as it had only just opened it didnt play a major role in the BOB. but must have been used

29-10-2006, 08:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kitty Guest Posts: n/a	Pretty sure it was a bomber station it's entire flying life. So it wouldn't be part of the BoB, that would be down to the fighter stations I have already mentioned. Why do you want to clarify this anyway?

29-10-2006, 08:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
lancesergeant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 780	Wasn't it the biggest air base/station of the war?

29-10-2006, 08:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
raf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: wigan Posts: 388	cheers Kitty... hope im not sending you on a wild goose chase... the 2 sites you mentioned arnt listed in the BOB site.. http://www.battle-of-britain.com/ it also says calvery only opened in 1942... i now understand Burtonwood was a maintenance depot/storage in 1940 and later over run with U.S bombers. but if it was a storage/maintenance depot surely it played a role in the BOB in some ways just not as a fighter command. i live very close to it and is now the m62/sevices/housing and ikea etc. cheers for your answers

29-10-2006, 08:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kitty Guest Posts: n/a	You're right, Calverley was later, it never came to anything as it was badly sited. Cranage and Hack Green are difficult to track down as they were small stations. Burtonwood was a storage depot as you sy, so it would have supplied everything for the RAF and in a way did help with the BOB but not in an active sense. Later it became a bomber centre. And yes Lance, it was bloody HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEUGE!

29-10-2006, 08:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
raf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: wigan Posts: 388	cheers all. i found this very usefull and interesting http://www.controltowers.co.uk/Site%20Map.htm part of Burtonwood runway is still there and the hangers are used for storage by great bear distribution.its also used for training HGV drivers. i remember just before it closed around 1994 the Yanks filmed some parts for a wwII film there because of the long runway not sure if tom cruise was in it. any ideas of the film

29-10-2006, 08:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
Kyt Very Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,105	raf, have you tried (there are a couple of links at the bottom): http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stati...htm#Burtonwood

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