RAF Chipping Norton
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| Near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire in England | |||||||||
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| Type | Royal Air Force Satellite station | ||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
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| Elevation | 207 metres (679 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Chipping Norton or more simply RAF Chipping Norton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England. It was operational from 10 July 1940 to 1945 and returned to agricultural use when disposed of in 1953.
History
The following units were posted to this airfield at some point:
- No. 3 Maintenance Unit RAF.[1]
- No. 6 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF renamed No. 6 Service Flying Training School RAF.[1]
- No. 11 Service Flying Training School RAF.[1]
- No. 15 Service Flying Training School RAF.[1]
- No. 1517 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF.[1]
Airspeed Oxfords and North American Harvard I's flew from this airfield.[2]
The station was bombed on two occasions in October and November 1940. Little damage was done and on the second attempt the Luftwaffe missed the airfield by about a mile to the East.
Current use
The site is currently farmland, partly owned by Jeremy Clarkson and used for his show, Clarkson's Farm. Part of the site is used for airsoft.
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chipping Norton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RAF Chipping Norton airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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