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Great Orton, Cumberland

Great Orton / Watchtree / Wiggonby
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1 June 1943
15 August 1952
Nature Reserve / Wind Farm
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AIRFIELD SITE

AIRFIELD SITE : Aircraft Dispersals


AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 08/26


AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 13/31


AIRFIELD SITE : Taxiways


BUILDING 1 : Control Tower


BUILDING 17 : Fuel Compound


BUILDING 20 : Sub Station


OPERATIONS BLOCK SITE

BUILDING 1 : Operations Block & Crew Briefing Room


BUILDING 3 : Picket Post


MEMORIALS AT GREAT ORTON

MEMORIAL SITE : ABCT Marker Stone


MEMORIAL SITE : Control Tower Plaque


MEMORIAL SITE : The Watchtree Stone


MEMORIAL SITE : Watchtree Farm Memorial Plaque


MEMORIAL SITE : Watchtree Nature Reserve Memorial Plaque


MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS : RAF Great Orton Sign

On display at the Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum
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