RAF Barford St John airfield

06/41 to /41, Relief Landing Ground with grass runways used by Airspeed Oxfords of No.15 Service Flying Training School from Kidlington.
Airfield then closed and rebuilt.
12/42 to 03/46, Now satellite to Upper Heyford, No.16 OTU with Wellingtons until 12/44. No.1655 Mosquito Training Unit replaced the Wellingtons and unit renamed 16 OTU 01/45, moved to Cottesmore.
In 1943 also used as flight test centre for the Gloster E.28/39 Whittle/ Pioneer and F.9/40 Meteor jets from Brockworth. Airfield closed in 1946.
Post-war used by the USAF as the Transmitter Annex.

RAF Barford St John airfield
Airfield Today:	Not known
Tower Type:	Watch Office for Bomber Stations and OTU's 13726/41
Tower:	Demolished
Other Buildings:	Not known
History:	06/41 to /41, Relief Landing Ground with grass runways used by Airspeed Oxfords of No.15 Service Flying Training School from Kidlington. Airfield then closed and rebuilt. 12/42 to 03/46, Now satellite to Upper Heyford, No.16 OTU with Wellingtons until 12/44. No.1655 Mosquito Training Unit replaced the Wellingtons and unit renamed 16 OTU 01/45, moved to Cottesmore. In 1943 also used as flight test centre for the Gloster E.28/39 Whittle/ Pioneer and F.9/40 Meteor jets from Brockworth. Airfield closed in 1946. Post-war used by the USAF as the Transmitter Annex.

RAF Station
Airfield:	RLG, OTU
Opened:	06/1941
Closed:	/1946
Code:	BJ
USAAF Station:	N/A
Runways:	Grass then 3 tarmac
Hangars:	1x - B1, 1x - T2
County:	Oxfordshire
Location:	4 miles SE of Banbury
OS Ref:	SP442341
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