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DENTON AIRFIELD

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Description

The site of a former World War Two military airfield, opened in 1940 and closed in 1945. It was situated to the south of the A428 between Brafield on the Green and Denton, to the north of the present Northampton Sports Stadium. The airfield was used as a Relief Landing Ground for the Royal Air Force Elementary Flying Training School unit of 50 Group. It was equipped with grass landing surfaces and 10 blister aircraft hangars. There was temporary accomodation for the base personnel. Since the war the airfield has been used for agricultural purposes.

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Metadata

Original ID:1258433
Other ID:Depositor ID: SP 85 NW 104NMR_NATINV-1393604
Landing page:https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archsearch/record?titleId=1258433
Language: English
Resource type:
Site/monument
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airfields (en)
hangars (en)
Subject - Original:
Blister aircraft hangar
Place:
Brafield on the green, south northamptonshire, northamptonshire, england
Type:Dataset (Provided record)
Publisher:
  Archaeology Data Service
Issued:2004-09-15
Last updated:2004-09-15

Responsible person and organisations

Creator:
Historic England
Contributor:
Historic England
Owner:
Historic England
Responsible:
Historic England