Abbots Ripton
Military siteHome of the 2nd Strategic Air Depot serving the B-17 fleet of the 8th AF 466th Bomb Group collection
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Strategic Air Depots were given separate station numbers to avoid confusion with the main airfield operation; the 2nd Strategic Air Depot, originally at Little Staughton, moved to Alconbury in March 1944 as that airfield, well served by road and rail, was developed; built to the east of the main Alconbury perimeter taxiway it was self-contained with its own tracks, hardstanding and workshops; such depots existed to maintain, supply and salvage aircraft of Air Force Combat Units; 3000 personnel assigned. Alconbury ceased operations during 1990s and Abbots Ripton buildings and site currently house commercial industries.
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Liberty Belle | Patches
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group Night Leaflet Squadron 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 360th Bomb Squadron 303rd Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / M. Bowman, USAAF Handbook - 1939-1945 (Sutton Publishing Ltd, Stroud, 1997)
Roger Freeman, The Mighty Eighth War Manual (London, 1991)