RAF Great Orton
Royal Air Force Great Orton or more simply RAF Great Orton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located west of Great Orton, Cumbria and the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
History
The following units were here at some point:- No. 1 (Coastal) Engine Control Demonstration Unit RAF
- No. 3 Tactical Exercise Unit RAF
- No. 4 Tactical Exercise Unit RAF
- No. 6 Operational Training Unit RAF
- No. 55 OTU
- No. 60 Maintenance Unit RAF
- No. 219 Maintenance Unit RAF
- No. 249 Maintenance Unit RAF
- A detachment of No. 281 Squadron RAF with the Vickers Warwick I
- A detachment of No. 282 Squadron RAF with the Warwick I