Deenethorpe
| Also known as: | Benefield (unofficial local name) / Deene Thorpe (misspelling) / RAF Deenethorpe / RAF Station, Deenethorpe / USAAF Station 128 |
| County: | Northamptonshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland (main position) / Housing (proposed) |
| Date: | November 1943 - 1950; subsequent limited flying |
| Current Use: | Limited flying |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil (limited flying) / USAAF (main user) |
| Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Aircraft preparation/storage / Bomber (main role) / General aviation (limited flying) |
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
- 612th BS
- 613th BS
- 614th BS
- 615th BS
- C10 Airsports
- Microlight UK
Aerial view of Deenethorpe, 28 May 1947.
Remains of the control tower at Deenethorpe, 26 September 2009.
Remains of buildings at Deenethorpe, 26 September 2009.
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