Deenethorpe
Major
| Also known as: | Benefield / Deene Thorpe (misspelling) / RAF Deenethorpe / USAAF Station 128 |
| County: | Northamptonshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland |
| Date: | November 1943 - 1950; subsequent minor use |
| Current Use: | Limited flying |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil / USAAF |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- 401st Bomb Group (Heavy) Association
- Benefield Parish Council
- Deene & Deenethorpe Parish Council
- Shoulder of Mutton, Weldon - Rosie's Sweat Box beer in pub named after a Boeing B-17 which crashed on take-off from airfield in 1944
Main unit(s) present:
- No 11 RC
- No 273 MU
- 401st BG
- C10 Airsports
- Microlight UK
Aerial view of Deenethorpe, 28 May 1947.
Aerial view of Deenethorpe, 2 July 2014.
Footage of Deenethorpe, c. 2015. Courtesy of Graham Butlin
Footage from a remembrance ceremony at Deenethorpe, 28 April 2018. Courtesy of Graham Butlin
Footage from a remembrance ceremony at Deenethorpe, 28 April 2018. Courtesy of Graham Butlin
Footage from a remembrance ceremony at Deenethorpe, 28 April 2018. Courtesy of Graham Butlin
Footage from a remembrance ceremony at Deenethorpe, 28 April 2018. Courtesy of Graham Butlin