RAF Stanton Harcourt
RAF Stanton Harcourt | |||||||
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Near Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire in England | |||||||
RAF Stanton Harcourt Shown within Oxfordshire | |||||||
Coordinates | 51°44′31″N 001°24′33″W / 51.74194°N 1.40917°WCoordinates: 51°44′31″N 001°24′33″W / 51.74194°N 1.40917°W | ||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1940 | ||||||
In use | 1940-1946 | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Elevation | 67 metres (220 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Royal Air Force Stanton Harcourt or more simply RAF Stanton Harcourt is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.4 miles (7.1 km) southeast of Witney, Oxfordshire and 6.6 miles (10.6 km) west of Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK.
Units[]
The following units were here at some point:[1]
- No. 10 Operational Training Unit RAF
- No. 20 OTU
- No. 1341 (Special Duties) Flight RAF
- No. 1501 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
During WW2 it was a satellite aerodrome for RAF Abingdon, to where No.10 OTU crews would be sent once initial training was completed at Abingdon.
Current use[]
The site is now used for light industrial work and gravel pits.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Stanton Harcourt". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
Categories:
- Royal Air Force stations in Oxfordshire