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Royal Air Force Podington, more commonly known as RAF Podington, is a former Royal Air Force station in northern Bedfordshire, England, 6 miles (10 kilometres) south-east of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
Podington airfield was originally built as an aerodrome for the Air Ministry between 1940 and 1941, to accommodate two bomber aircraft squadrons of the Royal Air Force.
On 18 April 1942, it was made available to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force (8th AF). Podington was assigned USAAF Station Number 109.
The first USAAF unit to use Podington was the 28th Troop Carrier Squadron (28th TCS) in June 1942, arriving from Westover Army Air Field, Massachusetts. The 20th was part of the 60th Troop Carrier Group, based at RAF Chelveston.
The 28th TCS flew Douglas C-47 Skytrains from the base until rejoining the 60th at RAF Aldermaston in August.
The 15th Bombardment Squadron (15th BS), arrived on 15 September 1942 from RAF Molesworth, flying the British Boston III light bomber. The 15th was originally part of the 27th Bombardment Group (Light), based in the Philippine Islands, however the group's aircraft (A-24's), did not arrive by 7 December 1941. Due to the deteriorating situation in the Philippines after the Japanese attack, they were diverted to Australia where they reformed into a combat unit and fought in the Dutch East Indies and New Guinea campaigns.
From Molesworth, the squadron joined with six RAF crews from RAF Swanton Morley in Norfolk for a low-level attack on Luftwaffe airfields in the Netherlands on 4 July. At Podington, the 15th BS later acquired their own USAAF Douglas A-20 Havocs, and flew a number of missions with RAF Bomber Command. In October, the 15th BS was transferred to Twelfth Air Force for support of Allied landings in North Africa, being assigned to Ste-Barbe-du-Tlelat Airfield, Algeria on 26 December 1942, its crews were absorbed by the 47th Bombardment Group (Light), and the 15th was inactivated.
The VII BC CCRU moved almost immediately to Podington in August 1942. The unit remained until May 1943, processing personnel into the UK, then assigning them as replacements to various 8th AF groups in East Anglia.
RAF Podington
Royal Air Force Podington, more commonly known as RAF Podington, is a former Royal Air Force station in northern Bedfordshire, England, 6 miles (10 kilometres) south-east of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
Podington airfield was originally built as an aerodrome for the Air Ministry between 1940 and 1941, to accommodate two bomber aircraft squadrons of the Royal Air Force.
On 18 April 1942, it was made available to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force (8th AF). Podington was assigned USAAF Station Number 109.
The first USAAF unit to use Podington was the 28th Troop Carrier Squadron (28th TCS) in June 1942, arriving from Westover Army Air Field, Massachusetts. The 20th was part of the 60th Troop Carrier Group, based at RAF Chelveston.
The 28th TCS flew Douglas C-47 Skytrains from the base until rejoining the 60th at RAF Aldermaston in August.
The 15th Bombardment Squadron (15th BS), arrived on 15 September 1942 from RAF Molesworth, flying the British Boston III light bomber. The 15th was originally part of the 27th Bombardment Group (Light), based in the Philippine Islands, however the group's aircraft (A-24's), did not arrive by 7 December 1941. Due to the deteriorating situation in the Philippines after the Japanese attack, they were diverted to Australia where they reformed into a combat unit and fought in the Dutch East Indies and New Guinea campaigns.
From Molesworth, the squadron joined with six RAF crews from RAF Swanton Morley in Norfolk for a low-level attack on Luftwaffe airfields in the Netherlands on 4 July. At Podington, the 15th BS later acquired their own USAAF Douglas A-20 Havocs, and flew a number of missions with RAF Bomber Command. In October, the 15th BS was transferred to Twelfth Air Force for support of Allied landings in North Africa, being assigned to Ste-Barbe-du-Tlelat Airfield, Algeria on 26 December 1942, its crews were absorbed by the 47th Bombardment Group (Light), and the 15th was inactivated.
The VII BC CCRU moved almost immediately to Podington in August 1942. The unit remained until May 1943, processing personnel into the UK, then assigning them as replacements to various 8th AF groups in East Anglia.
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