The story
Alt Name: Reading. Opened: 1935. Status in 1944: RAF. 50 Grp. FIS. Current use: Housing. Remarks: Miles. 8 EFTS. Handley Page. Airfield now the Sandford estate but part of the HP factory is still standing (although up or sale). Museum on site. (05/2002)
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
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