Pottingfield Air Base ... or Pottingham

[PlanesOfThePast]

I've had an inquiry from someone trying to locate Pottingfield air base. Does anyone have any information if this was an actual base? Did they mean Pottingham, or other bases?

Thanks

[DaveReidUK]

In which country is this alleged air base ?

[PlanesOfThePast]

A World War II bomber base in the UK is all I know ... The pilot's family thought their father had taken off from Pottingfield, but I don't think that is correct. I am pursuing other research, but thought someone here might know the answer off the top of their head.

Thanks

[India Four Two]

POTP,

With a name like that, it was pretty obvious you meant the UK. ;)

Have a look at these lists:

8th United States Army Air Force - UK airfield listing 1942-45
WW2 UK Airfields of the Eighth USAAF (http://www.controltowers.co.uk/8%20list%201.htm)

United States Air Force in Europe - UK airfield listing 1947 to Present
UK airfields of the USAF (http://www.controltowers.co.uk/USAFlist.htm)

List of former Royal Air Force stations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations)

Good luck with the search.

[aviate1138]

Probably a family variation of Pocklington or Podington - both WW2 airfields.

Liberators flew from Pocklington - Podington was a USAAF 8th Air Force base B-17's flew

from there

[Lordflasheart]

If you try saying "Podington" in a fake/stage amurrican ack sent (recommended in private only to start with) - instead of in posh plummy brit, you might eventually get to where they're coming from. ;) LFH

[PlanesOfThePast]

Thanks to everyone for their assistance. I am now 95% certain that the WWII pilot's family I am working with was referring to "Podington", based on his flight records and other research I have conduced about his unit. They are planning a trip to France and the UK to retrace their father's military stations.

[chevvron]

Podington is now a dragstrip known as 'Santa Pod Raceway'. Details should be on google.

[Warmtoast]

Podington is now a dragstrip known as 'Santa Pod Raceway'

...which can be viewed here:
USAF Airfields In Great Britain Podington (http://www.content-delivery.co.uk/aviation/airfields/usaf/Podington.html)