krela
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Chedworth airfield was used in the second world war as a tactical exercise unit by RAF fighter command, and comprised of 2 blister hangars, a large number of support buildings and 2 runways.
The site would have been staffed by approx. 600 people, and was home to the Radar Counter Measures (radar jamming flights) and Night Leaflet (propoganda leaflet drops) squadrons flying B-24 and B-17s.
Much of the site is still intact, including most of the runways, one blister hangar, the armory, and the flight office. There are 2 roads and a number of footpaths through the site, all of which give good views and access, although it is now private farmland.
The site would have been staffed by approx. 600 people, and was home to the Radar Counter Measures (radar jamming flights) and Night Leaflet (propoganda leaflet drops) squadrons flying B-24 and B-17s.
Much of the site is still intact, including most of the runways, one blister hangar, the armory, and the flight office. There are 2 roads and a number of footpaths through the site, all of which give good views and access, although it is now private farmland.
