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On 19 October 1944 a [[Short Stirling]] bomber (LK 488), crashed on Mickle Fell whilst on a training flight from its base at RAF [[West Wratting|Wratting Common]] in [[Cambridgeshire]] - of the seven crew only one survived.<ref name="yorkshireaircraft">{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/lk488.html |title=Stirling LK488 on Mickle Fell |website=Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire | accessdate=20 June 2013}}</ref> |
On 19 October 1944 a [[Short Stirling]] bomber (LK 488), crashed on Mickle Fell whilst on a training flight from its base at RAF [[West Wratting|Wratting Common]] in [[Cambridgeshire]] - of the seven crew only one survived.<ref name="yorkshireaircraft">{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/lk488.html |title=Stirling LK488 on Mickle Fell |website=Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire | accessdate=20 June 2013}}</ref> |
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Warcop Training Area is used six and a half days a week by the [[Infantry Training Centre (British Army)|Infantry Training Centre]] at [[Catterick Garrison]], other regular [[Army|British Army]] and by [[ |
Warcop Training Area is used six and a half days a week by the [[Infantry Training Centre (British Army)|Infantry Training Centre]] at [[Catterick Garrison]], other regular [[Army|British Army]] and by [[Army Reserve (United Kingdom)|reserves]] using the Warcop Training Camp.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> |
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Revision as of 02:29, 5 June 2014
| Warcop Training Area | |
|---|---|
| Warcop | |
 Mickle Fell | |
  Warcop Training Area Location within Cumbria | |
| Coordinates | 54°37′02″N 02°22′53″W / 54.61722°N 2.38139°W |
| Type | Training Area |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1942-Present |
The Warcop Training Area (WTA) is a UK Ministry of Defence military training area near the village of Warcop in Cumbria. Part of the Defence Training Estate, the area consists of approximately 24,000 acres (9,700 ha) of MoD freehold land.[1][2]
Coverage of the training area
Within the training area are Little Fell (745m) and Mickle Fell (790m[3]), Burton Fell, Warcop Fell, Cronkley Fell and part of Murton Fell.[4]
Most of the training area is in Cumbria but a portion is County Durham. The area forms part of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and about two-thirds of the area falls inside the Appleby Fells Site of Special Scientific Interest.[5][6]
Military use
The training estate was established in 1942 originally as a tank gunnery range and tanks still use it to this day.[7]
On 19 October 1944 a Short Stirling bomber (LK 488), crashed on Mickle Fell whilst on a training flight from its base at RAF Wratting Common in Cambridgeshire - of the seven crew only one survived.[8]
Warcop Training Area is used six and a half days a week by the Infantry Training Centre at Catterick Garrison, other regular British Army and by reserves using the Warcop Training Camp.[1]
References
- ^ a b Ministry of Defence - Defence Estate and Environment, What we do(website accessed: 26 August 2010)
- ^ North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (website accessed: 26 August 2010)
- ^ Streetmap, Warcop Training Area (Website accessed:26 August 2010)
- ^ Dillon, Paddy (1991). Walking in the North Pennines. Cicerone Press Limited. pp. 71–82. ISBN 0-7146-5657-7.
- ^ Cumbria County Council - Access on MOD Warcop training area (Website accessed: 26 August 2010)
- ^ Appleby Fells SSSI map, MagicMap, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- ^ English Heritage - Warcop Training Area National Mapping Programme (NMP)(Website accessed: 26 August 2010)
- ^ "Stirling LK488 on Mickle Fell". Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
