The old runway lights Traditional Cache
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A former WW2 bomber station is now a privately owned airfield with plenty of flying activity.
The cache is a medium sized container with a log and pen and could be done as a cache and dash or there is parking on site to enjoy the surroundings and grab a coffee
Unfortunately for night cachers this might be difficult as the gates normally get locked around 8pm.
Please note: The access road is very bumpy and lots of potholes. Take extreme care when approaching
Turweston Aerodrome (ICAO: EGBT) located near the village of Turweston, in north Buckinghamshire near the Northamptonshire border. It is a former Royal Air Force Second World War bomber training facility, now a business park and airfield.
Based on 220 acres (89 ha) of land in the north west corner of Buckinghamshire, just off the A43 road and located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of the market town of Brackley, RAF Turweston served as a bomber training school during the Second World War. Opened on 23 November 1942 it had three concrete runways and one T1 hangar.[3] The three runways were:[4]
10/28 - 2,000 yd × 50 yd (1,829 m × 46 m)
04/22 - 1,400 yd × 50 yd (1,280 m × 46 m) (later extended to 1,750 yd (1,600 m))
16/34 - 1,400 yd × 50 yd (1,280 m × 46 m)
It initially housed the Vickers Wellingtons and Avro Ansons of No. 12 Operational Training Unit RAF until April 1943, when it began housing the North American Mitchells of No. 13 OTU. In May 1943 they were joined by the Douglas Bostons of No. 307 Ferry Training Unit RAF, with both units remaining until closure. No. 17 OTU Gunnery Flight began arriving in July 1943 with Wellingtons, and formed fully in November 1943 with a flight of Miles Martinets.
Other types located at Turweston included: Airspeed Oxford; Westland Lysander; de Havilland Mosquito and the Hawker Hurricane.
At the end of the Second World War, the RAF had a surplus of facilities, and many including Turweston were scheduled for closure. Turweston closed on 23 September 1945, but was retained by the Air Ministry. The land was used for private vehicle storage and agriculture.
In the 1950s, it was known as MTSSD TURWESTON, and was a sub-depot of COD Chilwell, housing the Army's stocks of Bren Gun Carriers. The maintenance staff consisted mainly of female civilians.
For some time prior to 1994 the airfield was in use as a gliding training airfield at weekends only. Turweston Aerodrome re-opened for business in 1994, having been rebuilt as a combined airfield, aero-club, flight school and rally track. The new conference facilities were opened in 2004, and the location has also served as a dance or rave venue,[5][6] including the Gatecrasher Summer Soundsystem festival in 2008 and 2009.
Until 2011, Turweston hosted an annual Wings & Wheels event, which in addition to aircraft, showcases vintage cars, motorbikes, tractors and farm machinery. Also run annually is the overland Fast-Track service into the British Grand Prix.
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