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Chipping
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1988
(© Brian Bridges via Peter Dorward)
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RAF
Chipping Norton airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office for Bomber
Stations and OTU's 13726/41 built 1941/42
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Tower:
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Demolished
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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07/40 to 02/41, Relief Landing Ground used by No.15 Service Flying Training
School with Harvards and Oxfords from Middle
Wallop, moved to Kidlington.11/40 to 12/45, No.6 SFTS with Oxfords, renamed No.6 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit 01/04/42. 1941/42, Airfield rebuilt with new Watch Office, buildings, hangars and runways. |
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RAF
Chipping Norton airfield
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2002
(©
Steve Ralls)
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RAF
Chipping Norton airfield
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Airfield:
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RLG, Satellite training
station
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Opened:
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/1940
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Closed:
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/1945
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Code:
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CN
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - Grass then 2x -
Sommerfield track
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Hangars:
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2x - Bellman, 10x -
Blister
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County:
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Oxfordshire
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Location:
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1-1/2 miles SE of Chipping
Norton
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OS Ref:
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SP325253
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Links:
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©:
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All
photographs copyright ©
as stated
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RAF
Chipping Norton airfield
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The
remains of the control tower 2008
(©
Richard Drew)
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RAF
Chipping Norton airfield
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1982
(©
Ian Woodward)
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RAF
Chipping Norton airfield -
6 SFTS - 15 SFTS - 6 (P)AFU -
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RAF
Chipping Norton airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk ©
robert truman 2007 - Chipping Norton -
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