2. Former Wartime Airfields

Deenethorpe

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  • Standing on the threshold of main runway 22 at RAF Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire. This runway is still in use for small aircraft.

    Standing on the threshold of main runway 22 at RAF Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire. This runway is still in use for small aircraft.

  • Looking down the runway towards the 04 threshold. Deenethorpe was opened in October 1943 and was assigned to the USAAF Eighth Air Force, 401st Heavy Bombardment Group flying the B17 Flying Fortress, they departed in August 1945. Deenethorpe remained in RAF and Royal Observer Corp use until 1963 when it closed.

    Looking down the runway towards the 04 threshold. Deenethorpe was opened in October 1943 and was assigned to the USAAF Eighth Air Force, 401st Heavy Bombardment Group flying the B17 Flying Fortress, they departed in August 1945. Deenethorpe remained in RAF and Royal Observer Corp use until 1963 when it closed.

  • The memorial to the men of the 401st who flew 254 combat missions from Deenethorpe and to their comrades who failed to return.

    The memorial to the men of the 401st who flew 254 combat missions from Deenethorpe and to their comrades who failed to return.

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