RAF Podington
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces |
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| Location | Podington, Bedfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°13′52″N 000°36′21″W / 52.23111°N 0.60583°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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 RAF Podington
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Royal Air Force Podington or more simply RAF Podington is a former Royal Air Force station in northern Bedfordshire, England and located 6 miles (9.7 km) south-east of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
Podington airfield was originally built between 1940 and 1941 to accommodate two Royal Air Force (RAF) bomber squadrons.
On 18 April 1942 it was made available to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) 8th Air Force.
Podington was assigned USAAF Station Number 109.
The first USAAF unit to use Podington was the 28th Troop Carrier Squadron 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-47s from the base until rejoining the 60th at RAF Aldermaston in August.
The 15th Bombardment Squadron, 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 planes (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.
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