USAF 1944 Maps in the UK

These two maps no doubt have been seen before, but just in case they have not, i found them interesting.

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Regards Ian

First time I've seen them thanks, I didn't realise there was a depot in Cardiff.

Excellent find Ian! I note that Melchbourne and Riseley are two separate sites.

Paul Bellamy said on the appropriate thread

Melchbourne Park ordnance depot (AAF Station 572), and the attached Forward Filling Depot, was renamed RAF Risely after the war from what I can gather.

Until I saw this I was in 100% agreement with him.

Melchbourne being run by the Ordnance Department and Riseley by the Chemical Corps presumably.

mawganmad;143127 wrote:

First time I've seen them thanks, I didn't realise there was a depot in Cardiff.

St Mellons. Cardiff. The map legend indicates it as 'Intransit'. It is recorded as one of may Marshalling Camps for the assembly and accommodations of US troops prior to the invasion so the term 'Depot' is misleading.

At the risk of thread drifting (or is it) this was it:

My tired old eyes cannot read the date in bottom right of the map but I note that WORTLEY which was an Ordnance depot is shown as a TRUCK depot which became it's function later and confuses research into the ordnance aspect due to records mentioning the large areas of 'hardstanding' required and built for truck parking.

The map legend symbol 'Other depots' includes many Ordnance.

EDIT: None so blind as the blind! I see the date in the map title is 1944.

Barry Anderson has St Mellons as Port Intransit Depot #4, BADA, Station 516

Also note that Riseley was Station 541 and Melchbourne 572 - surprisingly a later number

The former was 756 & 763 Chemical Depot, 8th AFSC and the latter Ordnance Automotive Depot, BADA

Wortley, Station 581 as 1912 & 2002 Ordnance Ammunition Companies.

Gets very confusing.

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Note that on his map Stoney Cross is about 350 miles north of where of should be.