Molesworth - Station 107

• Jun 12, 2018

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Here is the airport layout at Molesworth, England where the 303rdbg was based. The runway lengths are:
S & N - 4,200 ft
W & E - 6,000 ft
SE & NW - 4,200
I was in the360th Squadron at Site 8

 

• Jun 12, 2018

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Thanks for sharing that Bill

 

• Jun 12, 2018

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rochie said:

Thanks for sharing that Bill

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At the top of the map between Sight 8 and the 360th hardstands you will see ( 0 - - ). The 0 was the skeet range. I was there when I learned my original crew was lost in a mid air collision near Leipzig, Germany.

 

• Jun 15, 2018

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Good stuff Bill!