RAF Desborough
Appearance
RAF Desborough | |||||||||||
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Desborough, Northamptonshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°28′08″N 0°47′51″W / 52.46889°N 0.79750°W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station Parent station[1] | ||||||||||
Code | DS[1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 92 (OTU) Group RAF[1] | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1943 | ||||||||||
In use | September 1943 - 1953 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 140 metres (459 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Desborough or more simply RAF Desborough is a former Royal Air Force airfield located in Northamptonshire, England
History
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The following units were here at some point:[2]
- Satellite of No. 102 Flying Refresher School RAF (May - November 1951)[3]
- No. 108 Gliding School RAF (September 1945 - June 1949)[4]
- No. 84 Operational Training Unit RAF (September 1943 - June 1945)[5]
- No. 1381 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF (November 1945 - January 1947)[6]
Current use
[edit]The site has reverted to farmland.[2]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d Falconer 2012, p. 79.
- ^ a b "Desborough". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 151.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 165.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 244.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 99.
Bibliography
[edit]- Falconer, J. (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
- Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J.; Halley, J. (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.