RAF Mount Farm airfield - 7th Photographic Group, 8th USAAF

1943 (© USAAF via John Godfrey)

RAF Mount Farm airfield

Agriculture, gravel extraction

Watch Office for Bomber Satellite Stations type M/4109/41 (believed to be one of only two built, the other was at Hampstead Norris)

Other Buildings:

07/40 to 07/41, 12 OTU Fairey Battles then Wellingtons from Benson, moved to Chipping Warden. 08/40 to 11/40, Concrete runways built.
07/41 to 11/41, 15 OTU Wellingtons from Harwell.
01/42 to 03/43, 140 Sqn PR Blenheims and Spitfires from Benson, moved to Hartford Bridge.
02/43, 13th Photographic Squadron with F-4 Lightnings from Podington. 07/43 to 03/45, 7th Photographic Group (R) formed with 13th, 14th, 22nd and 27th Photographic Squadrons using Lightnings, Spitfires and Mustangs. 7th PG flew 4,247 photo recce sorties losing 58 aircraft in action, moved to Chalgrove 03/45.
05/45 to 10/46, Airfield returned to the RAF as a satellite to Benson. 06/45 to 07/46, 8 OTU here, airfield then used for vehicle storage, not used again and land sold in 1957.

Mount Farm airfield

OTU, Photo Recconaisance

8 miles SE of Oxford

RAF Mount Farm airfield - 7th PG -

RAF Mount Farm airfield
Airfield Today:		Agriculture, gravel extraction
Tower Type:		Watch Office for Bomber Satellite Stations type M/4109/41 (believed to be one of only two built, the other was at Hampstead Norris)
Tower:		Demolished
Other Buildings:		None
History:		07/40 to 07/41, 12 OTU Fairey Battles then Wellingtons from Benson, moved to Chipping Warden. 08/40 to 11/40, Concrete runways built. 07/41 to 11/41, 15 OTU Wellingtons from Harwell. 01/42 to 03/43, 140 Sqn PR Blenheims and Spitfires from Benson, moved to Hartford Bridge. 02/43, 13th Photographic Squadron with F-4 Lightnings from Podington. 07/43 to 03/45, 7th Photographic Group (R) formed with 13th, 14th, 22nd and 27th Photographic Squadrons using Lightnings, Spitfires and Mustangs. 7th PG flew 4,247 photo recce sorties losing 58 aircraft in action, moved to Chalgrove 03/45. 05/45 to 10/46, Airfield returned to the RAF as a satellite to Benson. 06/45 to 07/46, 8 OTU here, airfield then used for vehicle storage, not used again and land sold in 1957.
Mount Farm

Mount Farm airfield
Airfield:		OTU, Photo Recconaisance
Opened:		/1940
Closed:		/1946
ID Code:		MF
USAAF Station:		234
Runways:		3x - concrete
Hangars:		8x - Blister
County:		Oxfordshire
Location:		8 miles SE of Oxford
OS Ref:		SU583965
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Mount Farm airfield