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Croughton
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RAF
Croughton airfield
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Airfield Today:
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422nd Air Base Squadron, 422nd Communication Squadron, 422nd Security
Forces Squadron, 422nd Civil Engineer Squadron of the 422nd Air Base Group,
501st Combat Support Wing, USAFE |
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Tower Type:
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?
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Tower:
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Demolished
2012
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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07/40 to 07/42, Known as Brackley landing ground, used by No. 16 Operational
Training Unit Hampdens as a Satellite airfield to Upper
Heyford.07/41, Renamed RAF Croughton. 07/42 to 03/43,
No.1 Glider Training School from Thame,
training glider pilots with Hotspurs towed by Miles Masters. 03/43 to 10/44,
No.20 (Pilot) AFU with Oxfords from Kidlington. 04/43 to 10/44,
No. 1538 BAT Flight with Oxfords. 11/44 to 08/45,
No.1 GTS reformed here with Hotspurs
towed by Miles Masters. 10/51 to present,
USAFE communications centre. |
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RAF
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RAF
Croughton
airfield - No. 16 OTU -
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Airfield:
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Flying training, United
States Air Force in Europe
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Opened:
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/1940
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Closed:
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05/1946
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ID Code:
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AW
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - grass
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Hangars:
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4x - T2, 10x - Blister
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County:
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Northamptonshire
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Location:
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3 miles SW of Brackley
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OS Ref:
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SP561328
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Links:
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©:
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All photographs ©
copyright as stated
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RAF
Croughton
airfield
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2010
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RAF
Croughton
airfield
- No. 16 OTU -
USAFE -
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RAF
Croughton airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2010 - USAFE Croughton -
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