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RAF Little Staughton was situated 8 miles North East of Bedford in Huntingdonshire. It opened in September 1942 and was allocated to the USAAF as the 2nd Advanced Air Depot for repair of B-17s of the 1st Bomb Wing.
RAF Little Staughton was handed obver to Bomber Command on March 1, 1944. On April l, the `C' Flights of No. 7 Squadron from Oakington and No. 156 Squadron from Upwood arrived to form No. 582 Squadron, flying Lancaster bombers. The new Squadron flew its first raid on the night of the 9th April, 1944 and its last on the 25th April 1945, a total of 165 missions were flow with the loss of 28 Lancasters. No. 109 Pathfinder Squadron arrived from Marham flying Mosquitos on the 2nd April 1944, during their time at Little Staughton they lost 23 Mosquitos. The national flags of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa Airforce and RAF book of Rememberance for the members of No. 109 and No. 582 Squadrons and a memorial stone are on display in the Church of All Saints', Little Staughton.
The airfield closed in 1945 and was later handed over to the USAF for upgrading and the main runway was increased to 3,000 yards to enable jet aircraft to use the base in an emergency, the Americans left in teh later 1950's. Today many of the buildings remain and the site is used for light industry, agriculture and some private flying.
Squadrons stationed at
- No 582 Squadron.
- No. 109 Pathfinder Squadron
I am searching for information about Pilot Officer Frederick William Campbell RCAF of Pembrooke,Nova Scotia. He was born to William True and Bertha Lillian[Tomlinson]Campbell in 1915 and killed in action Dec.23,1944 while serving with the 582 squadron. The squadron lost 5 aircraft on 23/12/44 whilst on operations to Cologne. Lancaster PB523, took off from Little Stoughton at 10.29hrs, thought to have crashed at Opitter, Belgium. The Crew were....
- F/Lt P.A.Thomas, DFC,killed.
- F/Sgt V.G.Hobbs, killed.
- F/O W.E.Vaughan, RCAF,pow.
- F/Lt A.R.Whittaker, pow.
- W/O H.Fuller, pow.
- Sgt G.Fallon, pow.
- W/O2 F.W.Campbell, RCAF, killed.
WO2 F.W. Campbell was originally laid to rest in Opitter with his pilot but was later moved to Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in Holland
He was married to Dorothy Glennon Campbell. He is the father of my half brother who was given up for adoption and recently reunited with our mother. I would appreciate any info or photos of him as my brother has never seen one. Thank you.
Photographs
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List of those who served.
- F/O J.B. Armstrong. RCAF. 582 Sqd
- P/O. Kenneth H Austin. nav. RCAF 582 Sqd (d. 23 Dec 1944) Read his story
- Sqd Ldr. Pat Carden. DFC. 582 Sqd.
- Sgt G.Fallon. 582 Sqd (shot down 23 Dec 1944 taken pow)
- P/O Frederick William "Teddy" Campbell RCAF 582 Sqd (d. 23 Dec 1944) Read his story
- Sqd Ldr. "Dinkum" Farrington (d. 29 August 1944)
- F/L L.D.Frances. nav. 582 Squadron
- P/O. R.G.S. "Reggie" Franks. bomb aimer. 582 Squadron
- W/O H.Fuller. 582 Sqd (shot down 23 Dec 1944 taken pow)
- F/L Hubert Phillip Galarneau. DFM. pilot. 582 Squadron
- Sgt. J.Gledhill. eng. 582 Squadron
- F/Sgt V.G.Hobbs 582 Sqd (d. 23 Dec 1944)
- Sid Knott. rear gunner. 582 Squadron
- F/L Clyde Charles Magee. DFC & Bar. pilot RCAF. 582 Squadron
- F/Sgt George Owen. W/Op. 582 Sqd (d. 23 Dec 1944) Read his story
- Sqd Ldr Robert Palmer.VC. pilot. 109 Squadron (d. 23 Dec 1944)
- Sgt. John Paterson. eng. 582 Sqd (d. 23 Dec 1944) Read his story
- F/Sgt Robert E Pearce. rear gunner. 582 Squadron. Read his story
- F/Lt Arndt W Rief. RCAF pilot. 582 Sqd (d. 23 Dec 1944) Read his story
- F/O. B.R. Rogers. W/Op 582 Squadron
- Capt. Edwin Swales.VC. pilot. South African Air Force. 582 Squadron (d.24 Feb 1945)
- F/Lt P.A.Thomas, DFC. 582 Sqd (d. 23 Dec 1944)
- P/O Peter Uzelman. bomb aimer. 582 Sqd (d. 23 Dec 1944) Read his story
- F/O W.E.Vaughan. RCAF. 582 Sqd (shot down 23 Dec 1944 taken pow)
- F/Lt A.R.Whittaker. 582 Sqd (shot down 23 Dec 1944 taken pow)
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