RAF Desborough

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RAF Desborough
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Desborough, Northamptonshire in England
RAF Desborough is located in Northamptonshire
RAF Desborough
RAF Desborough
Shown within Northamptonshire
Coordinates52°28′08″N 0°47′51″W / 52.46889°N 0.79750°W / 52.46889; -0.79750Coordinates: 52°28′08″N 0°47′51″W / 52.46889°N 0.79750°W / 52.46889; -0.79750
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Flying Training Command
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
In use1943-1953 (1953)
Battles/warsSecond World War

Royal Air Force Desborough or more simply RAF Desborough is a former Royal Air Force airfield located in Northamptonshire, England

The following units were here at some point:[1]

  • No. 108 Gliding School RAF
  • No. 84 Operational Training Unit RAF
  • No. 1381 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF

References[]

  1. ^ "Desborough". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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