RAF Stanton Harcourt
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Royal Air Force Stanton Harcourt or more simply RAF Stanton Harcourt is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 4.4 miles (7.1 km) southeast of Witney, Oxfordshire and 6.6 miles (10.6 km) west of Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK.
RAF Stanton Harcourt | |||||||||||
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| Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire in England | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force Satellite station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
  RAF Stanton Harcourt Shown within Oxfordshire | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°44′31″N 001°24′33″W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1940-1946 | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 67 metres (220 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Units
The following units were here at some point:[1]
- No. 10 Operational Training Unit RAF
- No. 20 OTU
- No. 1341 (Special Duties) Flight RAF
- No. 1501 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
- No. 1682 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight RAF
During the Second World War it was a satellite aerodrome for RAF Abingdon, to where No. 10 OTU crews would be sent once initial training was completed at Abingdon.
Current use
The site is now used for light industrial work and gravel pits.[1] It's now been developed into a housing estate with most original buildings destroyed.