Great Orton airfield was opened in 1943 as a satellite to nearby RAF Silloth. It was used by Wellingtons of 6 OTU and Hurricanes of 55 OTU. Additionally air sea rescue Warwicks were based there. At wars end it became 249 Maintenance Unit and was used for bomb storage. The station closed in 1952 and after a period of disuse it has been developed as Watchtree Nature Reserve. I went for a wander a few days ago and found evidence of old runways and a derelict control tower along with a modern day wind farm and cycle tracks.
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Always like your old airfield pics. Especially the old tower here. Marcus
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