RAF Culmhead

Churchstanton, United Kingdom (GB)

Military - Air Ports, Military - Historic
Links: www.controltowers.co.uk
By: Parabellum

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Comments

Anonymous

@ 2006-02-25 08:54:01

Hi - this is the former RAF Churchstanton.

Anonymous

@ 2006-02-25 12:32:29

I did a little Googling and it looks like both names were used.

"Churchstanton Aerodrome, built in 1940, was used by allied fighter aircraft during WW2 and had 3 runways and 2 observation buildings. The site was renamed Culmhead in 1943 because of confusion with another RAF base at Churchfenton, Yorkshire."

Parabellum (unable to login)

kjfitz

@ 2006-06-03 10:05:28

Some type of communications facility now?

Parabellum

@ 2006-06-03 11:25:28

It was a CSHQ listening post during the cold war. Supposedly no longer in use.

http://worldwar2airfields.fotopic.net/p6715428.html