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: 44th Air Depot Group Base Air Depot 2
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: Aircraft Instrument Technician
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2 310th Depot Repair Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12200472
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 2nd Repair Squadron 861st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13030596
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: Airplane Mechanic; Ball Turret Gunner, Entertainment Specialist
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ground Crew; Engine Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: T'aint A Bird
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 334th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Peggy Ann
- Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 25th Bomb Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 94th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Classy Chassis II
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 832nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lallah V
- Unit: VIII Air Force Service Command 305th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 364th 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)
