• Source: RAF Great Orton

Royal Air Force Great Orton or more simply RAF Great Orton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located west of Great Orton, Cumbria and the City of Carlisle, Cumbria, England.




History


The following units were here at some point:

No. 1 (Coastal) Engine Control Demonstration Unit RAF
No. 3 Tactical Exercise Unit RAF
No. 4 Tactical Exercise Unit RAF
No. 6 Operational Training Unit RAF
No. 55 OTU
No. 60 Maintenance Unit RAF
No. 219 Maintenance Unit RAF
No. 249 Maintenance Unit RAF
A detachment of No. 281 Squadron RAF with the Vickers Warwick I (1944–45)
A detachment of No. 282 Squadron RAF with the Warwick I (1944–45)




Current use


The site is currently a nature reserve.




See also


Listed buildings in Aikton




References






= Citations

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= Bibliography

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Falconer, Jonathan (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

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