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Planes of RAF Burtonwood

  • A working operation base – 47 acre warehouse

  • Engine assembly line

  • B17 Flying Fortresses, P47 Thunderbolts, B29 Super Fortresses

  • Maintenance and spares – Pratt and Whitney Wasp engines

  • The Berlin Airlift

  • 3500 planes scrapped here

  • C54 Skymaster as used in the Berlin Airlift