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BICESTER |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
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Oxfordshire |
BC | ||||||
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General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
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Opened |
1917 |
Runways |
3 Grass | ||||
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Closed |
Currently in use by Royal Air Force |
Hangers |
2 – Type A, 2 Type C | ||||
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Elevation |
270 |
feet |
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Contractor |
Various |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
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Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
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104 Sqn |
6 GP |
12/09/39 |
08/04/40 |
Blenheim I, IV, Anson I | |||
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108 Sqn |
6 GP |
12/09/39 |
08/04/40 |
Blenheim I, IV, Anson I | |||
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13 OTU |
6,7, 92 GP |
08/04/40 |
01/06/43 |
Blenheim IV, V | |||
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1551 Flt |
92 GP |
20/11/42 |
15/04/43 |
Anson, Oxford, Master | |||
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307 FTU |
92 GP |
24/12/42 |
18/03/43 |
Blenheim V | |||
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Points of Interest | |||||||
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Reopened with full station status 18 August 1936 | |||||||
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Transferred to Fighter Command control June 1943 | |||||||
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Station Memorial | |||||||
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Unknown | |||||||