Bottisham
| Also known as: | Bottisham Aerodrome / RAF Bottisham / RAF Station, Bottisham / USAAF Station 374 |
| County: | Cambridgeshire |
| Current Status: | Farmland (main position) / Museum / Public road |
| Date: | May 1940 - 1 May 1946 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / RAF (Belgian) / RCAF / USAAF (main user) |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later metal/unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Air observation post / Anti-aircraft co-operation / Army aviation (main role) / Fighter (main role) / Fighter-reconnaissance (main role) / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Bottisham Airfield Museum
- Bottisham Parish Council
- Crystal Structures Ltd
- Holy Trinity Church, Bottisham
- Little Wilbraham & Six Mile Bottom Parish Council
- Stow-cum-Quy Parish Council
The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):
- The Wilbrahams, Great Wilbraham, Little Wilbraham and Six Mile Bottom
Main unit(s) present:
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No 2 Sqn
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No 4 Sqn
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No 4 (Supplementary) FIS
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No 22 EFTS
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No 168 Sqn
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No 169 Sqn
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No 241 Sqn
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No 268 Sqn
- No 288 Sqn
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361st FG
- 374th FS
- 375th FS
- 376th FS
- No 400 Sqn
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No 613 Sqn
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No 652 Sqn
- No 654 Sqn
- No 761 Defence Sqn
- No 2761 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 3226 Servicing Commando
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RAF (Belgian) Training School
- Station Flight, Bottisham
Taxiway at the north east corner of the airfield, looking west from Little Wilbraham Road, 16 August 2009. © Richard Flagg
Main entrance at Bottisham, 25 April 2010. © Richard Flagg
Runway 08:26, looking east from Little Wilbraham Road, 25 April 2010. © Richard Flagg
Runway 08:26, looking west from Little Wilbraham Road, 25 April 2010. © Richard Flagg
Squadron Offices at Bottisham, 25 April 2010. © Richard Flagg
Combined Dining Room, Institute, Sergeants' Mess and Ante Room at Bottisham, 29 March 2014. © Richard Flagg
Squash Court at Bottisham, 29 March 2014. © Richard Flagg
Squadron Offices at Bottisham, 25 October 2015. © Richard Flagg
Aerial view of Bottisham, 13 March 2016. © Richard Flagg
Aerial view of Bottisham, 13 March 2016. © Richard Flagg
Part of the perimeter track at Bottisham, 28 November 2017.
Eastern Europeans arrive at Bottisham for training before working as miners, 1948. Courtesy of British Pathé
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