RAF Chipping Norton
Encyclopedia
RAF Chipping Norton was a World War II
Royal Air Force
station near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire
. It was operational from 10 July 1940 to 1945 and returned to agricultural use when disposed of in 1950.
An Advanced Training Squadron and Service Flying Training Schools (SFTS 6 and SFTS 15) operated from Chipping Norton.
Oxfords and Harvard 1's flew from this airfield.
The station was bombed on two occasions in October and November 1940. Little damage was done and on the second attempt the Luftwaffe missed the airfield by about a mile to the East.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
station near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
. It was operational from 10 July 1940 to 1945 and returned to agricultural use when disposed of in 1950.
An Advanced Training Squadron and Service Flying Training Schools (SFTS 6 and SFTS 15) operated from Chipping Norton.
Oxfords and Harvard 1's flew from this airfield.
The station was bombed on two occasions in October and November 1940. Little damage was done and on the second attempt the Luftwaffe missed the airfield by about a mile to the East.