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Chipping
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2002
View East across the airfield, runway in distance with stored vehicles
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RAF
Chipping Warden airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
industry, runways used for vehicle storage
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office with Met
Section, 518/40
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Tower:
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Demolished
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Other
Buildings:
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Hangars,
very few wartime buildings on dispersed sites
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History:
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Station History... |
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RAF
Chipping Warden
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T2
Hangar
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J
Type Hangar
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RAF Station
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Airfield:
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Bomber OTU
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Opened:
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/1943
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Closed:
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/1946
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ID Code:
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CW
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete
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Hangars:
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1x - J, 4x - T2
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County:
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Oxfordshire
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Location:
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6 miles NE of Banbury
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OS Ref:
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SP495498
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Links:
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©:
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All photos ©
copyright Robert Truman 2002
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RAF
Chipping Warden airfield
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A
few buildings remain to the East of the airfield
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RAF
Chipping Warden airfield
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RAF
Chipping Warden airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk ©
robert truman 2002 - Chipping Warden -
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