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Membury airfield photographed on 8 August 1944. As Membury had been designed as a maintenance and repair depot, additional hangar space and other facilities were required. However, because the 04/22 runway could not be lengthened due to the hilly terrain on the eastern side, the secondary 17/35 was
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When the 53rd Troop Carrier Wing moved its groups to France in February 1945 the 436th vacated Membury between the 21st and 25th for its new location at Melun (A-55). Nevertheless, there was still a US presence at Membury until a few weeks after the end of hostilities as the airfield was being used
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Many small industries took over the old buildings on the former Air Depot technical site which are used for light industrial purposes. The former aircraft hangars are used for grain storage. The former airfield tower stood until 1998 when it was demolished.
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were built on the site, in a triangle between the former two largest runways. A smaller airfield continues to operate on the southern half of the site, and the former technical site is now the Membury Business Park
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Construction was nearing completion in August 1942, and RAF technical staff arrived on site to install equipment, only to be withdrawn within days as the base was to be handed over the
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With the 436th leaving Membury for Melun in France and the Americans departing by the end of June the station handed back to the RAF on the 1 July 1945. On 15 July,
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The 3rd consisted of the 5th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 23d squadrons, however the group's air echelons were still in the United States at Colorado Springs AAF,
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was built (opening in 1971) and it ran straight through the airfield, including through the middle of the main runway. The
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airfield, but was rejected over the alignment of the runways (with the largest runway being North/South aligned), and
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In recent years the remaining runways have had new tarmac strips laid and new aircraft hangars were erected in 2010.
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In 1943, the North/South runway was extended to 6,000 feet (1,800 m) to support the facility as an Air Depot.
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During the winter of 1942/1943, the Air Depot site was occupied by the 7th and 16th Air Depot Groups, forming the
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Action stations revisited : the complete history of Britain's military airfields. No. 3, South East England
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Construction was authorised for the site in May 1941, and was originally intended to be a training airfield for
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Membury is now jointly owned and operated by two aircraft operating companies, as well as hosting
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airfield twice in the shows history, the first time was in the opening episode of the 1971 serial
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Thames Valley airfields in the Second World War : Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Middlesex
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North American P-51A-10 Mustang (F-6) Serial 43-6173 "Peg of My Heart" of the 67th Recon Group.
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Douglas C-47s and CG-4A Waco Gliders lined up on the runway at Membury Airfield, 1944.
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had designated Membury for use by its reconnaissance units. These were the men of the
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At the time of the transfer to Ninth Air Force, the group was redesignated the
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Lockheed P-38J-10-LO (F-5C) Lightning serial 42-67435 of the 67th Recon Group.
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increased in length. This is what gives the runway layout an unusual shape.
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British Automobile Association (AA), (1978), Complete Atlas of Britain,
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in Cambridgeshire during October prior to its movement to North Africa.
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based at Membury crashed when returning to the station in a storm near
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In October 1946, the station was closed and Membury was reduced to
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Photographs of RAF Membury from the Geograph British Isles project
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Membury at War: A wartime history of Membury Airfield, Berkshire
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aircraft, and consisted of the following operational squadrons:
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Airfields of the IX Troop Carrier Command in the United Kingdom
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In the 1950s, the base was considered as having potential as a
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Douglas C-47B-25-DK Skytrain Serial 44-76238 dropping supplies.
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At the time, the 107th and 109th Squadrons were converting to
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VIII Ground Air Support Command, the forebear of the reborn
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During construction, the East side of the earthworks of the
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3rd Photographic and 67th Observation/Reconnaissance Groups
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The airfield continued in use, but in the late 1960s, the
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Airfields of the Eighth – Then and Now. After the Battle
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is set in the closed RAF Membury at the time of the
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by the IX Troop Carrier Command as a pick-up point.
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which specialised in the repair and modification of
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2997: 2992: 2986: 2985: 2979: 2976: 2975: 2972: 2971: 2968: 2967: 2964: 2963: 2961: 2960: 2955: 2950: 2945: 2939: 2937: 2936:Reconnaissance 2933: 2932: 2930: 2929: 2924: 2919: 2913: 2911: 2907: 2906: 2904: 2903: 2898: 2893: 2888: 2883: 2878: 2873: 2868: 2863: 2858: 2853: 2848: 2843: 2838: 2833: 2828: 2823: 2818: 2813: 2808: 2803: 2798: 2793: 2788: 2783: 2778: 2773: 2767: 2765: 2761: 2760: 2758: 2757: 2752: 2747: 2742: 2737: 2732: 2727: 2722: 2717: 2712: 2707: 2702: 2697: 2692: 2687: 2682: 2677: 2672: 2667: 2662: 2657: 2652: 2647: 2642: 2637: 2632: 2627: 2622: 2617: 2612: 2607: 2602: 2597: 2592: 2587: 2582: 2577: 2572: 2567: 2562: 2557: 2552: 2547: 2542: 2537: 2532: 2527: 2522: 2517: 2512: 2507: 2502: 2497: 2492: 2487: 2481: 2479: 2472: 2468: 2467: 2464: 2463: 2461: 2460: 2455: 2450: 2445: 2440: 2434: 2432: 2428: 2427: 2425: 2424: 2419: 2414: 2409: 2404: 2399: 2394: 2388: 2386: 2379: 2375: 2374: 2372: 2371: 2366: 2361: 2355: 2353: 2349: 2348: 2346: 2345: 2340: 2335: 2329: 2327: 2319: 2318: 2308: 2307: 2304: 2303: 2300: 2299: 2297: 2296: 2291: 2286: 2281: 2276: 2270: 2268: 2262: 2261: 2259: 2258: 2253: 2248: 2243: 2238: 2233: 2228: 2223: 2218: 2213: 2211:Steeple Morden 2208: 2203: 2198: 2193: 2188: 2183: 2178: 2173: 2168: 2163: 2158: 2153: 2148: 2143: 2138: 2133: 2128: 2123: 2118: 2113: 2108: 2103: 2098: 2093: 2088: 2083: 2078: 2073: 2068: 2063: 2058: 2053: 2048: 2043: 2038: 2033: 2028: 2026:Great Ashfield 2023: 2018: 2013: 2008: 2003: 1998: 1993: 1988: 1983: 1978: 1973: 1968: 1963: 1958: 1953: 1948: 1946:Chipping Ongar 1943: 1938: 1933: 1928: 1923: 1918: 1913: 1908: 1903: 1898: 1893: 1888: 1883: 1878: 1873: 1868: 1863: 1857: 1855: 1854:United Kingdom 1847: 1846: 1836: 1835: 1816: 1815: 1808: 1801: 1793: 1784: 1783: 1781: 1780: 1770: 1765: 1760: 1754: 1751: 1750: 1748: 1747: 1742: 1737: 1732: 1727: 1722: 1717: 1711: 1709: 1703: 1702: 1700: 1699: 1694: 1689: 1684: 1679: 1673: 1671: 1667: 1666: 1664: 1663: 1658: 1653: 1648: 1643: 1638: 1633: 1627: 1625: 1621: 1620: 1618: 1617: 1612: 1607: 1602: 1597: 1591: 1589: 1585: 1584: 1582: 1581: 1576: 1571: 1570: 1569: 1564: 1553: 1551: 1547: 1546: 1544: 1543: 1538: 1532: 1530: 1529:reserve forces 1526: 1525: 1523: 1522: 1517: 1515:RAF Air Cadets 1512: 1507: 1502: 1497: 1492: 1487: 1482: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1446: 1444: 1438: 1437: 1434: 1433: 1431: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1414: 1412: 1408: 1407: 1405: 1404: 1399: 1394: 1388: 1386: 1382: 1381: 1379: 1378: 1373: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1322: 1320: 1313: 1307: 1306: 1301: 1298: 1297: 1290: 1289: 1282: 1275: 1267: 1261: 1260: 1255: 1250: 1243: 1242:External links 1240: 1239: 1238: 1228: 1223: 1206: 1199: 1185: 1171: 1167:0-9009-13-09-6 1152: 1149: 1146: 1145: 1134: 1116: 1098: 1086: 1074: 1067: 1044: 1037: 1004: 985: 967: 948: 941: 922: 921: 919: 916: 898: 895: 894: 893: 888: 882: 881: 867: 851: 848: 828: 825: 798:Berlin Airlift 783: 780: 727: 724: 712:Mission Albany 708:101st Airborne 695:, part of the 689: 688: 682: 676: 670: 660:RAF Bottesford 631: 628: 608: 607: 601: 595: 585:North Carolina 573: 570: 554: 551: 516: 515: 512: 509: 506: 449: 446: 433: 430: 392: 389: 387: 384: 321: 320: 317: 316: 313: 309: 308: 305: 301: 300: 297: 293: 292: 289: 283: 282: 274: 273: 269: 268: 255: 251: 250: 246: 245: 238: 234: 233: 223: 219: 218: 215: 211: 210: 200: 196: 195: 191: 190: 167: 163: 162: 157: 153: 152: 148: 147: 144: 140: 139: 136: 132: 131: 124:51.478; -1.555 99: 95: 94: 82: 81: 75: 74: 73: 72: 69: 68: 64: 56: 55: 45: 44: 27: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4428: 4417: 4414: 4412: 4409: 4407: 4404: 4402: 4399: 4397: 4394: 4393: 4391: 4376: 4373: 4371: 4368: 4366: 4363: 4361: 4358: 4356: 4353: 4351: 4348: 4346: 4343: 4341: 4338: 4336: 4333: 4331: 4328: 4326: 4323: 4321: 4318: 4316: 4313: 4311: 4308: 4306: 4303: 4301: 4298: 4297: 4294: 4291: 4290: 4287: 4273: 4270: 4268: 4265: 4264: 4262: 4260:Night fighter 4258: 4252: 4249: 4247: 4244: 4243: 4241: 4237: 4234: 4230: 4220: 4217: 4215: 4212: 4210: 4207: 4206: 4204: 4200: 4193: 4191: 4188: 4186: 4183: 4181: 4178: 4176: 4173: 4171: 4168: 4166: 4163: 4161: 4158: 4156: 4153: 4151: 4148: 4146: 4143: 4141: 4138: 4136: 4133: 4131: 4128: 4126: 4123: 4121: 4118: 4116: 4113: 4112: 4110: 4108:Troop carrier 4106: 4100: 4099:474th Fighter 4097: 4095: 4094:406th Fighter 4092: 4090: 4089:405th Fighter 4087: 4085: 4084:404th Fighter 4082: 4080: 4077: 4075: 4074:371st Fighter 4072: 4070: 4069:370th Fighter 4067: 4065: 4064:368th Fighter 4062: 4060: 4059:367th Fighter 4057: 4055: 4054:366th Fighter 4052: 4050: 4047: 4045: 4042: 4040: 4039:365th Fighter 4037: 4035: 4034:358th Fighter 4032: 4030: 4029:354th Fighter 4027: 4025: 4024:324th Fighter 4022: 4020: 4017: 4015: 4012: 4010: 4007: 4005: 4002: 4000: 3997: 3996: 3994: 3990: 3984: 3981: 3979: 3976: 3974: 3971: 3969: 3966: 3964: 3961: 3959: 3956: 3954: 3951: 3949: 3946: 3944: 3941: 3939: 3936: 3934: 3931: 3929: 3926: 3924: 3921: 3919: 3916: 3914: 3911: 3910: 3908: 3904: 3901: 3897: 3887: 3884: 3882: 3879: 3877: 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3016: 3013: 3011: 3008: 3006: 3003: 3001: 2998: 2996: 2993: 2991: 2988: 2987: 2984: 2981: 2980: 2977: 2959: 2956: 2954: 2951: 2949: 2946: 2944: 2941: 2940: 2938: 2934: 2928: 2925: 2923: 2920: 2918: 2915: 2914: 2912: 2910:Troop Carrier 2908: 2902: 2899: 2897: 2894: 2892: 2889: 2887: 2884: 2882: 2879: 2877: 2874: 2872: 2869: 2867: 2864: 2862: 2859: 2857: 2854: 2852: 2849: 2847: 2844: 2842: 2839: 2837: 2834: 2832: 2829: 2827: 2824: 2822: 2819: 2817: 2814: 2812: 2809: 2807: 2804: 2802: 2799: 2797: 2794: 2792: 2789: 2787: 2784: 2782: 2779: 2777: 2774: 2772: 2769: 2768: 2766: 2762: 2756: 2753: 2751: 2748: 2746: 2743: 2741: 2738: 2736: 2733: 2731: 2728: 2726: 2723: 2721: 2718: 2716: 2713: 2711: 2708: 2706: 2703: 2701: 2698: 2696: 2693: 2691: 2688: 2686: 2683: 2681: 2678: 2676: 2673: 2671: 2668: 2666: 2663: 2661: 2658: 2656: 2653: 2651: 2648: 2646: 2643: 2641: 2638: 2636: 2633: 2631: 2628: 2626: 2623: 2621: 2618: 2616: 2613: 2611: 2608: 2606: 2603: 2601: 2598: 2596: 2593: 2591: 2588: 2586: 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2147: 2144: 2142: 2139: 2137: 2134: 2132: 2129: 2127: 2124: 2122: 2119: 2117: 2114: 2112: 2111:Little Walden 2109: 2107: 2104: 2102: 2099: 2097: 2094: 2092: 2089: 2087: 2084: 2082: 2079: 2077: 2074: 2072: 2069: 2067: 2064: 2062: 2059: 2057: 2054: 2052: 2049: 2047: 2044: 2042: 2039: 2037: 2034: 2032: 2029: 2027: 2024: 2022: 2019: 2017: 2014: 2012: 2009: 2007: 2004: 2002: 1999: 1997: 1994: 1992: 1989: 1987: 1984: 1982: 1979: 1977: 1974: 1972: 1971:Deopham Green 1969: 1967: 1964: 1962: 1959: 1957: 1954: 1952: 1949: 1947: 1944: 1942: 1939: 1937: 1934: 1932: 1929: 1927: 1924: 1922: 1919: 1917: 1914: 1912: 1909: 1907: 1904: 1902: 1899: 1897: 1894: 1892: 1889: 1887: 1884: 1882: 1879: 1877: 1874: 1872: 1871:Andrews Field 1869: 1867: 1864: 1862: 1859: 1858: 1856: 1852: 1848: 1841: 1837: 1833: 1829: 1826: 1822: 1814: 1809: 1807: 1802: 1800: 1795: 1794: 1791: 1779: 1771: 1769: 1766: 1764: 1761: 1759: 1756: 1755: 1752: 1746: 1743: 1741: 1738: 1736: 1733: 1731: 1728: 1726: 1723: 1721: 1718: 1716: 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1259: 1256: 1254: 1251: 1249: 1246: 1245: 1237: 1236:0-86145-005-1 1233: 1229: 1227: 1224: 1220: 1219:0-89201-092-4 1216: 1212: 1207: 1204: 1200: 1198: 1197:1-85409-272-3 1194: 1190: 1186: 1184: 1183:0-900913-80-0 1180: 1176: 1172: 1168: 1164: 1160: 1155: 1154: 1143: 1138: 1130: 1126: 1120: 1112: 1108: 1102: 1096:, p. 00. 1095: 1090: 1084:, p. 00. 1083: 1078: 1070: 1068:9780859791106 1064: 1060: 1059: 1051: 1049: 1040: 1038:9781853066337 1034: 1030: 1029: 1021: 1019: 1017: 1015: 1013: 1011: 1009: 1000: 996: 989: 981: 977: 971: 963: 959: 952: 944: 942:9780953660131 938: 934: 927: 923: 915: 914:(USAAF/USAF) 913: 910:from the 909: 892: 889: 887: 884: 883: 879: 868: 865: 854: 847: 844: 842: 838: 833: 824: 822: 818: 814: 810: 806: 801: 799: 795: 794:Hammond Innes 791: 790: 779: 777: 773: 768: 766: 762: 757: 755: 751: 748: 743: 741: 737: 733: 723: 719: 717: 713: 709: 705: 700: 698: 694: 686: 683: 680: 677: 674: 671: 668: 665: 664: 663: 661: 657: 653: 644: 636: 627: 625: 621: 617: 613: 605: 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Lambourn

RAF Membury is located in Berkshire
51°28′41″N 1°33′18″W / 51.478°N 1.555°W / 51.478; -1.555
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force

United States Army Air Forces
European Theatre of World War II
Eighth Air Force
Ninth Air Force
RAF Transport Command
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Royal Air Force
station
civil parish
Lambourn
Berkshire
Hungerford
Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
M4 motorway
Membury services
industrial estate
91 Group
RAF Bomber Command
Iron Age

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