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BENSON |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
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Oxfordshire |
EB | ||||||
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General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
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Opened |
April 1939 |
Runways |
2 | ||||
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Closed |
Currently used by Royal Air Force |
Hangers |
4 – Type C | ||||
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Elevation |
215 |
feet |
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Contractor |
John Laing & Son Ltd. |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
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Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
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103 Sqn |
1 GP |
01/04/39 |
02/39 |
Battle | |||
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150 Sqn |
1 GP |
03/04/39 |
03/09/39 |
Battle | |||
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52 Sqn |
6 GP |
18/09/39 |
06/04/40 |
Battle | |||
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63 Sqn |
6 GP |
09/09/39 |
06/04/40 |
Battle | |||
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207 Sqn |
6 GP |
04/04 |
? |
Battle | |||
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12 OTU |
6 GP |
06/04/40 |
09/41 |
Battle, Wellington | |||
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1 PRU |
? |
11/40 |
18/10/42 |
Blenheim, Mosquito | |||
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Points of Interest | |||||||
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Opened with full station status April 1939 | |||||||
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Transferred to Costal Command September 1941 | |||||||
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Station Memorial | |||||||
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Unknown | |||||||