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Kirkbride Airfield |
| locality:- |
Kirkbride |
| civil parish:- |
Kirkbride (formerly Cumberland) |
| county:- |
Cumbria |
| locality type:- |
airfield |
| coordinates:- |
NY22615487 (etc) |
| 1Km square:- |
NY2254 |
| 10Km square:- |
NY15 |
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hearsay:-
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Opened as an RAF maintenance unit, and for aircraft storage, 1939, it was a base for
Air Transport Auxilary unit; used to 1960. Now used by a flying club, Lorton Aero
Club.
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Davies, Ken: 2001: Lakeland Aviation and Airfields: Regional Publications (Freshwater,
Isle of Wight)
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| see:- |
 Wath Head Airfield, Westward |
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