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) | Map A relief map of the Mediterranean Sea with the northern part of Algeria and Tunisia also the island of Sardinia. All the other information except the legend has been cut off of this map. |
) | Map A relief map of the Island of Sicilia and the southern part of Italy. All the other information except the legend has been cut off of this map. |
) | Map A relief map of the central and southern part of Greece. All the other information concerning this map has been cut off of it. |
) | Records Forty-two page of F/O Gordon Foster's copy of the Operations Record Book for when he was flying with 166 Squadron and 156 Squadron. Records cover the time frame of 6 June 1944 until 4 November 1944. |
 Squadrons, equipped with Avro 504s, F.E.2bs and B.E. 2es. In 1919 the squadrons were disbanded and the airfield reverted to farmland. Early in 1937, under the general expansion programme, the present station came into being, two light bomber squadrons - Nos 52 & 63 - being its original operational complement. In March 1937 the squadrons were equipped with Hawker Hinds and Audaxes, these being replaced by Fairy Battles as soon as they became available.
When World War II broke out in September 1939, Nos 52 & 63 Squadrons and their Battles moved out making was for the Blenhiems of Nos 35 & 90 Squadrons which combined to form the basis of No 17 (Blenheim) Operational Training Unit. Operational training was Upwood\'s role until May 1943, over 1500 aircrew being trained on the station during this period. A short reconstruction period (June to December 1943), during which concrete runways were laid, followed and then the station became the base for two Pathfinder squadrons, Nos 139 & 156, equipped with Mosquitoes and Lancasters. 139 and 156 continued to operate from Upwood until the war ended and they were joined in late 1945 by another Mosquito squadron, No 105. While Upwood was operational from February 1944 to May 1945 - its squadrons mounted 6,000 sorties including 36 consecutive night attacks against Berlin. The station itself was attacked seven times during this time but sustained no great damage.
For a short period after the war Upwood was part of Transport Command. From February to July of 1946 the Liberators of 53 Squadron, ex-Coastal Command operated as air troopers between the station and India.
In July 1946 the station returned to Bomber Command operating Lancasters and later Lincolns, the squadrons concerned being Nos 7, 49, 148, & 214. The Lincolns of these squadrons distinguished themselves on detachments in Kenya during the campaign against the Mau Mau in Malays, in South Arabia and in the Persian Gulf.
The Lincoln was the last of the RAF\'s piston-engined bombers; Upwood\'s Lincoln squadrons were disbanded during the course of 1955 and the station entered the final phase of it operational flying history entirely re-equipped with Canberra, Canberra squadrons operating from Upwood included Nos 18, 21, 35, 40, 61, 76, & 109.
The principal Canberra units until 1960 at Upwood were 76 and 35 Squadrons. 76 was disbanded in 1960 and the last squadron to operate from the station, No. 35, disbanded in September 1961. One of 35\'s Canberra, WJ642, still stands at the gates of the station.
The aircraft drawings are all to the same scale: 6ft:1 in.
' , 19)) | Print, Photographic A photograph of the history of the Royal Air Force Upwood station. The print has line drawings of all the aircraft that have flown from the base. There is also a line drawing of the station crest. The print measures approx 20 inches by 16 inches. The history is as follows: An airfield was first established at Upwood in 1917 as a base of Nos, 190 & 191 (Night Training) Squadrons, equipped with Avro 504s, F.E.2bs and B.E. 2es. In 1919 the squadrons were disbanded and the airfield reverted to farmland. Early in 1937, under the general expansion programme, the present station came into being, two light bomber squadrons - Nos 52 & 63 - being its original operational complement. In March 1937 the squadrons were equipped with Hawker Hinds and Audaxes, these being replaced by Fairy Battles as soon as they became available. When World War II broke out in September 1939, Nos 52 & 63 Squadrons and their Battles moved out making was for the Blenhiems of Nos 35 & 90 Squadrons which combined to form the basis of No 17 (Blenheim) Operational Training Unit. Operational training was Upwood's role until May 1943, over 1500 aircrew being trained on the station during this period. A short reconstruction period (June to December 1943), during which concrete runways were laid, followed and then the station became the base for two Pathfinder squadrons, Nos 139 & 156, equipped with Mosquitoes and Lancasters. 139 and 156 continued to operate from Upwood until the war ended and they were joined in late 1945 by another Mosquito squadron, No 105. While Upwood was operational from February 1944 to May 1945 - its squadrons mounted 6,000 sorties including 36 consecutive night attacks against Berlin. The station itself was attacked seven times during this time but sustained no great damage. For a short period after the war Upwood was part of Transport Command. From February to July of 1946 the Liberators of 53 Squadron, ex-Coastal Command operated as air troopers between the station and India. In July 1946 the station returned to Bomber Command operating Lancasters and later Lincolns, the squadrons concerned being Nos 7, 49, 148, & 214. The Lincolns of these squadrons distinguished themselves on detachments in Kenya during the campaign against the Mau Mau in Malays, in South Arabia and in the Persian Gulf. The Lincoln was the last of the RAF's piston-engined bombers; Upwood's Lincoln squadrons were disbanded during the course of 1955 and the station entered the final phase of it operational flying history entirely re-equipped with Canberra, Canberra squadrons operating from Upwood included Nos 18, 21, 35, 40, 61, 76, & 109. The principal Canberra units until 1960 at Upwood were 76 and 35 Squadrons. 76 was disbanded in 1960 and the last squadron to operate from the station, No. 35, disbanded in September 1961. One of 35's Canberra, WJ642, still stands at the gates of the station. The aircraft drawings are all to the same scale: 6ft:1 in. |
, Corp of Engineers, U.S. Army, Washington, DC from G.S.G.S. 2758, 1:1,000,000 maps dated 1944 and 1945. Scale 1:1,000,000. British Crown Copyright Reserved. Reproduced with the permission of His Britannic Majesty\'s Stationery Office.
' , 19)) | Map A relief map #153 of the Gulf of Riga, Scandinavia Area. Map was prepared and printed by the Army Map Service (AM), Corp of Engineers, U.S. Army, Washington, DC from G.S.G.S. 2758, 1:1,000,000 maps dated 1944 and 1945. Scale 1:1,000,000. British Crown Copyright Reserved. Reproduced with the permission of His Britannic Majesty's Stationery Office. |
, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Washington, DC from G.S.G.S. 2758, 1:1,000,000 maps dated 1948. British Crown Copyright Reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Her Britannic Majesty\'s Stationery Office.
' , 19)) | Map A relief map of Western Russia - Scale 1:1,000,000 . Map prepared by the Army Map Service (AM), Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Washington, DC from G.S.G.S. 2758, 1:1,000,000 maps dated 1948. British Crown Copyright Reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Her Britannic Majesty's Stationery Office. |
, Corp of Engineers. Horizontal Scale of 1:1,000,000; Vertical Scale 1:250,000 and Vertical Exaggeration 4:1. There is no other printing or production information on this map because it has been cut off.
' , 19)) | Map A relief map of Ireland, British Isles, map # 172. Printed by Army Map Service (AM), Corp of Engineers. Horizontal Scale of 1:1,000,000; Vertical Scale 1:250,000 and Vertical Exaggeration 4:1. There is no other printing or production information on this map because it has been cut off. |
, Corp of Engineers, U.S. Army, Washington, DC. Reprinted and molded in 1958 from G.S.G.S. 2758, 1:1,000,000 maps dated 1943 to 1948. British Crown Copyright Reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Her Britannic Majesty\'s Stationery Office. Horizontal Scale 1:1,000,000; Vertical Scale 1:250,000 and Vertical Exaggeration 4:1.
' , 19)) | Map A relief map of Pennine Chain, British Isles, map #171. Map was prepared and printed by the Army Map Service (AM), Corp of Engineers, U.S. Army, Washington, DC. Reprinted and molded in 1958 from G.S.G.S. 2758, 1:1,000,000 maps dated 1943 to 1948. British Crown Copyright Reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Her Britannic Majesty's Stationery Office. Horizontal Scale 1:1,000,000; Vertical Scale 1:250,000 and Vertical Exaggeration 4:1. |
, Corp of Engineers, U.S. Army, Washington DC from G.S.G.S. 2758, 1:1,000,000 maps dated 1944 and 1945. British Crown Copyright Reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Her Britannic Majesty\'s Stationery Office. Scale 1:1,000,000.
' , 19)) | Map A relief map of Elbe River Scandinavia, map #170. Map was prepared and printed by the Army Map Service (AM), Corp of Engineers, U.S. Army, Washington DC from G.S.G.S. 2758, 1:1,000,000 maps dated 1944 and 1945. British Crown Copyright Reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Her Britannic Majesty's Stationery Office. Scale 1:1,000,000. |
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 Squadrons, equipped with Avro 504s, F.E.2bs and B.E. 2es. In 1919 the squadrons were disbanded and the airfield reverted to farmland. Early in 1937, under the general expansion programme, the present station came into being, two light bomber squadrons - Nos 52 & 63 - being its original operational complement. In March 1937 the squadrons were equipped with Hawker Hinds and Audaxes, these being replaced by Fairy Battles as soon as they became available.
When World War II broke out in September 1939, Nos 52 & 63 Squadrons and their Battles moved out making was for the Blenhiems of Nos 35 & 90 Squadrons which combined to form the basis of No 17 (Blenheim) Operational Training Unit. Operational training was Upwood\'s role until May 1943, over 1500 aircrew being trained on the station during this period. A short reconstruction period (June to December 1943), during which concrete runways were laid, followed and then the station became the base for two Pathfinder squadrons, Nos 139 & 156, equipped with Mosquitoes and Lancasters. 139 and 156 continued to operate from Upwood until the war ended and they were joined in late 1945 by another Mosquito squadron, No 105. While Upwood was operational from February 1944 to May 1945 - its squadrons mounted 6,000 sorties including 36 consecutive night attacks against Berlin. The station itself was attacked seven times during this time but sustained no great damage.
For a short period after the war Upwood was part of Transport Command. From February to July of 1946 the Liberators of 53 Squadron, ex-Coastal Command operated as air troopers between the station and India.
In July 1946 the station returned to Bomber Command operating Lancasters and later Lincolns, the squadrons concerned being Nos 7, 49, 148, & 214. The Lincolns of these squadrons distinguished themselves on detachments in Kenya during the campaign against the Mau Mau in Malays, in South Arabia and in the Persian Gulf.
The Lincoln was the last of the RAF\'s piston-engined bombers; Upwood\'s Lincoln squadrons were disbanded during the course of 1955 and the station entered the final phase of it operational flying history entirely re-equipped with Canberra, Canberra squadrons operating from Upwood included Nos 18, 21, 35, 40, 61, 76, & 109.
The principal Canberra units until 1960 at Upwood were 76 and 35 Squadrons. 76 was disbanded in 1960 and the last squadron to operate from the station, No. 35, disbanded in September 1961. One of 35\'s Canberra, WJ642, still stands at the gates of the station.
The aircraft drawings are all to the same scale: 6ft:1 in.
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