RAF Little Staughton
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Royal Air Force
United States Air Force
Currently; IAE Ltd
| RAF Little Staughton RAF Staughton Moor USAAF Station 127 Little Staughton Airfield  | |||||||
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| Near Little Staughton, Bedfordshire in England | |||||||
 Formerly disused WW2 runway | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry; now IAE Ltd | ||||||
| Operator | United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force United States Air Force Currently; IAE Ltd | ||||||
| Website | https://www.iae.org.uk/little%20staughton%20airfield.htm | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
  RAF Little Staughton Shown within Cambridgeshire  RAF Little Staughton RAF Little Staughton (the United Kingdom) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 52°14′40″N 000°21′42″W / 52.24444°N 0.36167°W | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||
| In use | 1942–1947 2021–present | ||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 225 feet (69 m) AMSL | ||||||
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| Sources: Pooleys Flight Guide UK (2022)[1] | |||||||
Royal Air Force Little Staughton or more simply RAF Little Staughton is a former Royal Air Force station located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) south of Great Staughton, Cambridgeshire and 4.2 miles (6.8 km) west of St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England.
The airfield was first handed over to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in 1942.[2]
RAF Little Staughton was returned to the Royal Air Force (RAF) on 1 March 1944[2]
- No. 47 Group Communication Flight[3]
- No. 48 Group Communication Flight[3]
- No. 2731 Squadron RAF Regiment[3]
- No. 2746 Squadron RAF Regiment[3]
- Pathfinder Force 8 Group - No. 109 Squadron RAF from 2 April 1944 with the de Havilland Mosquito XVI before being disbanded on 30 September 1945[4]
- Pathfinder Force 8 Group - No. 582 Squadron RAF formed at the airfield on 1 April 1944 with the Avro Lancaster I and III before being disbanded on 10 September 1945[5][6]
The airfield was placed into care and maintenance in 1945, and during the 1950s the United States Air Force extended the runway for use by jet aircraft in emergency circumstances. However, in the late 1950s they moved out.[2]
At some point the runway was shortened on the south end to the southmost taxiway with the land converted into a field.
