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Royal Air Force Station Alconbury

Royal Air Force Station Alconbury is an RAF station in Cambridgeshire, England, heavily used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and later by the United States Air Force and RAF support units. It comprises a runway and airfield technical area with hangars, control facilities and administrative/barrack buildings and remains an active support base though flying operations ceased and parts of the airfield were sold for development.

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First raised

1938

Its prime

1944

Today

Still standing

As it stood in 1944

What Royal Air Force Station Alconbury looked like in its prime.

A low, expansive wartime airfield across flat Fenland: a long straight concrete runway and taxiways with adjacent hardstandings crowded with four‑engine Boeing B‑17 Flying Fortresses. Clusters of large metal‑framed hangars with wide open doors sit beside single‑storey brick administration and barrack blocks. A squat brick-and-concrete control tower with a glazed upper cabin overlooks the flightline. Access road and a brick entrance with signage lead onto the perimeter; grass margins and fenced boundaries contain the site.

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8 places to explore in 1944.

The record describes 8 distinct spots at Royal Air Force Station Alconbury, including 1 interior: hangar interior maintenance bay. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Main entrance, gate pillars and station signRunway approach and taxiwayFlightline hardstands with Boeing B-17sControl tower exterior and tower cabinHangar apron and open hangar doorsHangar interior maintenance bayAdministration block and parade squarePerimeter track looking over surrounding farmland

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