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RAF Glatton, was built by The 809th Engineer Aviation Batallion.
The new 457th airfield completely surrounded and included the village of Conington.
Since there were already air fields at Honington and Coningsby, and in order to avoid confusion of names, the field was named after Glatton, a small village four miles west.
Glatton opened in January 1944 and was home to the 748th and 749th Squadrons of the 94th Combat Wing, 457th Bomb Group.
The base was known as USAAF Station 130.
In 1945 the base was handed over to No.3 Group Bomber Command who flew Lancasters and Liberators to the Middle East until July 1945 when 273 MU took over.
The airfield was sold in 1948 and today is used as a private airfield, known as Peterborough Business Airfield.
Some of the buildings survive '