Airfield of the Week - Balderton

A Handley Page Hampden of No 408 Squadron RCAF, undergoes an engine test in the snow at a dispersal point at Balderton during the Second World War. © IWM (CH 4737)

 

Balderton, in Nottinghamshire, was an important bomber airfield for the RAF and USAAF during the Second World War. Read more here.

Details of the memorial unveilings at Balderton and Swinderby on the weekend of 31 August/1 September, here.

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