AAF Repair Depots during 1945

51fixer · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:40 am

What AAF Depots were operating around the world in 1945?
Specifically for the O/H or repair of the Merlin V-1650-7.
Would any have the initials of B.A.D.?
I've seen a Merlin with B.A.D. 3.30.45 stamped on the crankcase side.
Don't know if this is a Depot or a message for this engine.

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2631

Base Air Depot.

51fixer · **Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:32 am

Anyone?

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2631

B.A.D. is Base Air Depot. Not sure how many B.A.D.'s were is use during the war.
B.A.D. No. 1 was Burtonwood, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Burtonwood
B.A.D. No. 2 was Warton, http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=17126

3.30.45. was most likely just a date.

Dave Smith · **Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2012 3:48 pm

BAD 2 at Warton repaired and overhauled 6,164 inline engines, including 3,578 Packard Merlins. BAD No 1 at Burtonwood tended to concentrate on radials. BAD No 3 was at Langford Lodge in Northern Ireland. I'm not sure what engines they handled.

Warton is still a very active airfield.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warton_Aerodrome

51fixer · **Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:53 pm

mike furline wrote:

B.A.D. is Base Air Depot. Not sure how many B.A.D.'s were is use during the war.
B.A.D. No. 1 was Burtonwood, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Burtonwood
B.A.D. No. 2 was Warton, http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=17126

3.30.45. was most likely just a date.

Thx for putting BAD in perspective.
I knew the 3.45 was the date. I didn't have a pic that showed whether there was a TT stamped along with it.

P51Mstg · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:36 am **Posts:** 1202

3.30.45 I'm guessing would be an AMERICAN DATE. so the Americans did the work.... If the Brits worked on the the Month and Year would be transposed..... Anyone agree?

Mark H

P51Mstg · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:36 am **Posts:** 1202

3.30.45 I'm guessing would be an AMERICAN DATE. so the Americans did the work.... If the Brits worked on the the Month and Year would be transposed..... Anyone agree?

Mark H

JDK · **Posted:** Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:29 pm

P51Mstg wrote:

3.30.45 I'm guessing would be an AMERICAN DATE. so the Americans did the work.... If the Brits worked on the the Month and Year would be transposed..... Anyone agree?

Yes, the month-day-year numeric format is American only.

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