Bassingbourn
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"Skiing in Cambridgeshire? Surely not - but it does exist, courtesy of Bassingbourn Snowsports Centre, within the present Army base. The Anglia Land Yacht Club is another less obvious resident.
"| Also known as: | ATR Bassingbourn / Bassingbourn Aerodrome / Bassingbourne (misspelling) / RAF Bassingbourn / RAF Station, Bassingbourn / Royston / The Country Club (nickname) / USAAF Station 121 |
| County: | Cambridgeshire |
| Current Status: | Army barracks (main position) / Leisure activity / Museum |
| Date: | 27 March 1938 - 29 August 1969 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / RAAF / RCAF / USAAF (main user) / USAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved (1942) |
| Aircraft Roles: | Bomber / Trainer / Transport |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Anglia Land Yacht Club
- Bassingbourn Golf Club
- Bassingbourn HIVE
- Bassingbourn Snowsports Centre
- Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth Cemetery
- Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth Parish Council
- Shingay-cum-Wendy Parish Meeting
- Tower Museum Bassingbourn
- Whaddon Parish Council
The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):
- Bassingbourn.org
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 Engine Control and Demonstration Unit
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No 5 SFTS
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No 11 OTU
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No 21 Sqn
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No 24 Sqn
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No 35 Sqn
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No 40 Sqn
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No 51 Sqn
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No 59 Sqn
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91st BG
- 94th BG
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97th BG
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No 98 Sqn
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No 102 Sqn
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No 104 Sqn
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No 108 Sqn
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No 204 AFS
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No 215 Sqn
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No 231 OCU
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No 237 OCU
- 331st BS
- 332nd BS
- 333rd BS
- 410th BS
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No 422 Sqn
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No 423 Sqn
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No 466 Sqn
- No 732 Defence Sqn
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No 1359 (Transport) Flight
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No 1446 (Ferry Training) Flight
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No 1555 RAT Flight
- No 2732 Sqn RAF Regiment
- Station Flight, Bassington
Aerial view of Bassingbourn, 5 April 2009. © Richard Flagg
The aircraft dispersal area at Wimpole Hall, 6 April 2009. © Richard Flagg
The control tower at Bassingbourn, 4 May 2009.
The interior of the upper floor of the control tower at Bassingbourn, 4 May 2009.
The control tower at Bassingbourn, 11 July 2010. © Richard Flagg
The interior of the control tower, 11 July 2010. © Richard Flagg
Looking north from the control tower, 11 July 2010. © Richard Flagg
A C Type hangar at Bassingbourn, 11 July 2010. © Richard Flagg
A C Type hangar at Bassingbourn, 11 July 2010. © Richard Flagg
The gymnasium and chancel, 2 May 2014. © Richard Flagg
Boeing B-17s at Bassingbourn during the Second World War. Courtesy of CriticalPast
Land yachts racing at Bassingbourn. Courtesy of landsailor10
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