RAF Chipping Norton

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RAF Chipping Norton
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire in England
Oxfordshire UK location map.svg
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RAF Chipping Norton
Shown within Oxfordshire
Coordinates 51°55′28″N001°31′35″W / 51.92444°N 1.52639°W / 51.92444; -1.52639
Type Royal Air Force Satellite station
Site information
Owner Air Ministry
Operator Royal Air Force
Site history
Built1940 (1940)
In use1941-1945 (1945)
Airfield information
Elevation207 metres (679 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
10/281,000 metres (3,281 ft)  Sommerfeld Tracking
05/23900 metres (2,953 ft) Sommerfeld Tracking

Royal Air Force Chipping Norton or more simply RAF Chipping Norton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England. It was operational from 10 July 1940 to 1945 and returned to agricultural use when disposed of in 1953.

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History

The following units were posted to this airfield at some point:

Airspeed Oxfords and North American Harvard I's flew from this airfield. [2]

The station was bombed on two occasions in October and November 1940. Little damage was done and on the second attempt the Luftwaffe missed the airfield by about a mile to the East.

Current use

The site is currently farmland, partly owned by Jeremy Clarkson and used for his show, Clarkson's Farm. Part of the site is used for airsoft.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chipping Norton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. "RAF Chipping Norton airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 21 November 2014.