Raf Grafton Underwood

Royal Air Force Grafton Underwood or more simply RAF Grafton Underwood is a former Royal Air Force station located northeast of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. Royal Air Force useThe airfield was opened in 1941 and was first used by the RAF Bomber Command No. 1653 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF with Consolidated Liberators. The original runways were approximately 1, 600 yards and 1, 100 yards in length. However, these were unsuitable for the operation of heavy, four-engined bombers and the field was upgraded to Class A airfield standards, including the lengthening of the runways to the required 2, 000 yards for the main and 1, 400 yards for each of the others, started in late 1942. United States Army Air Forces useGrafton Underwood was assigned United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force in 1942. Its designation was USAAF Station 106. USAAF Station Units assigned to RAF Grafton Underwood were: 443d Sub-Depot 18th Weather Squadron 33rd Station Complement SquadronRegular Army Station Units included: 1119th Quartermaster Company 1140th Military Police Company 1774th Ordnance Supply & Maintenance Company 854th Chemical Company 2023rd Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon 203rd Finance Section

Royal Air Force Grafton Underwood or more simply RAF Grafton Underwood is a former Royal Air Force station located northeast of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. Royal Air Force useThe airfield was opened in 1941 and was first used by the RAF Bomber Command No. 1653 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF with Consolidated Liberators. The original runways were approximately 1, 600 yards and 1, 100 yards in length. However, these were unsuitable for the operation of heavy, four-engined bombers and the field was upgraded to Class A airfield standards, including the lengthening of the runways to the required 2, 000 yards for the main and 1, 400 yards for each of the others, started in late 1942. United States Army Air Forces useGrafton Underwood was assigned United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force in 1942. Its designation was USAAF Station 106. USAAF Station Units assigned to RAF Grafton Underwood were: 443d Sub-Depot 18th Weather Squadron 33rd Station Complement SquadronRegular Army Station Units included: 1119th Quartermaster Company 1140th Military Police Company 1774th Ordnance Supply & Maintenance Company 854th Chemical Company 2023rd Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon 203rd Finance Section