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: 402nd Air Depot 441st Tactical Communications Group Base Air Depot 2 100th Tactical Communications Squadron Headquarters (402nd Air Depot)
- Service Numbers: 35224081
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Administrative Non-Commissioned Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ground Crew; Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2
- Service Numbers: 30434517
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2 315th Depot Repair Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35220191
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Hanger Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2
- Service Numbers: O-418300
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Aircraft Mechanic
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Goona Mary Jane II
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group Base Air Depot 2 376th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 27th Air Transport Group Base Air Depot 2 310th Ferry Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 451st Bomb Group 727th Bomb Squadron Base Air Depot 2 493rd Bomb Group 34th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: Base Air Depot 2
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)