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RAF Great Orton


RAF Great Orton (aka Wiggonby airfield) was located to the north-east of Wiggonby in Cumbria. It was opened on the 1st June 1943, during World War 2, as a satellite of RAF Silloth. The airfield closed on the 15th August 1952. Much of the site of the former airfield is now Watchtree Nature Reserve and also a wind farm.

Wiggonby 1943 War in the Air
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Perimeter Runway
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What remains of
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WW2 control tower (or watch office), Great Orton Airfield
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No it's not a road
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Barn near Wiggonby
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Great Orton Windfarm and Watchtree Nature Reserve
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Visitor centre at Watchtree Nature Reserve
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"Running hare" Watchtree Nature Reserve
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Watchtree nature reserve.
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The Watchtree Stone.
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Watchtree Nature reserve
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County: Cumbria
Grid ref: NY3059553790

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