Bures

Military site

Advance Ammunition Parks used by the RAF were often enlarged to include USAAF munitions. These dumps which might exploit natural cave systems or dense woodland, also included concrete structures as a means of protection. Some were also used to store poison gas bombs or chemical weapons.



Exact location unknown.

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Detailed History

Detailed information about the construction of this large network of storage spaces and the roads that connected them is available here:

http://www.bures.me.uk/FAD/trialpage.htm

http://www.bures.org.uk/journal/

" Bures at War, USAAF Station 526" 3rd Edition, published by local historian, Alan Beales 2022

Detailed description of this base



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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Wing Commander

Revisions

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ContributorBures
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Update text about Book

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ContributorBures
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Correct url to Bures at War

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ContributorBures
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Update Detailed History

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ContributorErabus
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Update incorrect location, Hill Farm was never used by the USAAF

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ContributorLucy May
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Research by Alan Beales on http://www.bures.me.uk/FAD/trialpage.htm

Research using official USAAF documents by Duncan Simpson.

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ContributorAAM
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Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / Roger Freeman, The Mighty Eighth War Manual (London, 1991).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/58/a3134558.shtml