RAF Desborough
Royal Air Force Desborough or more simply RAF Desborough is a former Royal Air Force station located near Desborough, Northamptonshire, England
T2 hangar during 2009
History
The following units were here at some point:
- Satellite of No. 102 Flying Refresher School RAF (May - November 1951)
- No. 108 Gliding School RAF (September 1945 - June 1949)
- No. 84 Operational Training Unit RAF (September 1943 - June 1945)
- No. 1381 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF (November 1945 - January 1947)
Current use
The site has reverted to farmland.
References
Citations
- ^ Falconer 2012, p. 79.
- ^ "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
- 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.
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