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UPPER HEYFORD |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
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Oxfordshire |
UH | ||||||
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General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
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Opened |
October 1927 |
Runways |
3 Concrete | ||||
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Closed |
Currently in use by Royal Air Force |
Hangers |
6 – Type A | ||||
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Elevation |
421 |
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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18 Sqn |
6 GP |
20/10/31 |
24/09/39 |
Hart, Hind, Blenheim I | |||
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57 Sqn |
6 GP |
05/09/32 |
24/09/39 |
Hart, Hind, Blenheim I | |||
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7 Sqn |
6 GP |
23/09/39 |
22/04/40 |
Hampden | |||
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76 Sqn |
6 GP |
23/09/39 |
22/04/40 |
Hampden | |||
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16 OTU |
6 GP |
22/04/40 |
03/46 |
Hampden, Hereford, Anson, Oxford, Wellington I, III, X | |||
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1473 Flt |
92 GP |
10/07/42 |
01/43 |
Defiant, Lysander, Mosquito III, IV, XX, XXV | |||
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Points of Interest | |||||||
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Opened with full station status October 1927 | |||||||
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Station Memorial | |||||||
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Unknown | |||||||