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 | ||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||
| In use | 1940-1946 | ||||||
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| 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
- No. 1682 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight RAF
Current use
The site is now used for light industrial work and gravel pits.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Stanton Harcourt". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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