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 (1944–45)
 * A detachment of No. 282 Squadron RAF with the Warwick I (1944–45)

Current use
The site is currently a nature reserve.