Base Air Depot 2
Group
Image courtesy of Wallace Craig, who's father assembled gliders and drove trucks at BAD 2 after the end of the war.
Object Number - UPL 13622 - Aerial photograph of C-47 Skytrains, B-24 Liberators and Gliders at the 2nd Base Air Depot at Warton, January 1945
During 1942 to 1945 Warton Aerodrome was Base Air Depot No. 2, Station 582 of the U.S. 8th Air Force. In the three years it was active it processed over 10,000 aircraft and saw over 45,000 aircraft movements. Every type of American aircraft used in the European Theatre of Operations visited B.A.D.2. The unit also processed over 422,120 aero engines, parachutes, accessories, armaments, radios and instruments. The work done here was essential to the war in Europe. Please also see: https://bad2.co.uk/
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Warton | 18 August 1942 - 3 September 1945 |
Encompassing
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2 Maintenance Division (Base Air Depot 2)
- Service Numbers: 17062814 / O-740035
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2
- Service Numbers: 17156338
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: Supply
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2
- Service Numbers: 13127318
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Repairman
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2
- Service Numbers: 16026832
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief; Aerial Engineer; Glider Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group Base Air Depot 2 334th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Pride of the Yanks Bat Cave
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group Base Air Depot 2 364th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Mazie R, Little Dog
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group Base Air Depot 2 364th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group Base Air Depot 2 505th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Destinys Tot : Angel Pumpkin
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 336th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Details from research carried out by BAE Systems Warton Aerodrome Heritage Centre and "Bomble Bee".
Details from research carried out by BAE Systems Warton Aerodrome Heritage Centre and "Bomble Bee".
Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)
