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Bedford Airfield, Bedfordshire, 2000. Artist: EH / RCHME staff photographer

Bedford Airfield, Bedfordshire, 2000. Thurleigh Airbase hosted the 8th US Air Force during the Second World War and was known as station 111. Shortly after the War, Thurleigh was developed as a testing facility, including wind tunnels and a five mile long runway. The base, of which this turning apron is part, closed in 1993.

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Bedford Airfield, Bedfordshire, 2000. Artist: EH / RCHME staff photographer

Caption:

Bedford Airfield, Bedfordshire, 2000. Thurleigh Airbase hosted the 8th US Air Force during the Second World War and was known as station 111. Shortly after the War, Thurleigh was developed as a testing facility, including wind tunnels and a five mile long runway. The base, of which this turning apron is part, closed in 1993.

Personalities:

ROYAL AIRCRAFT ESTABLISHMENT

Credit:

Album / Heritage Images / Historic England

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Image size:

4395 x 4393 px | 55.2 MB

Print size:

37.2 x 37.2 cm | 14.6 x 14.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

2ND WORLD WAR • AERIAL PHOTO • AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY • AERIAL SHOT • AERIAL VIEW • AIRFIELD • B & W • B / W • B&W • BEDFORDSHIRE • BIRD'S EYE VIEW • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BRITAIN • BRITISH • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • EH / RCHME STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER • ENGLAND • ENGLISH • LOCATION • MILITARY • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • PHOTOGRAPH • RAE • ROYAL AIRCRAFT ESTABLISHMENT • RUNWAY • SECOND WORLD WAR • TESTING • TRANSPORT • TRANSPORTATION • TURNING APRON • WAR • WORLD WAR 2 • WORLD WAR II • WORLD WAR TWO • WW II • WW2 • WWII