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RAF Desborough
Desborough, Northamptonshire in England
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Coordinates	52°28′08″N 0°47′51″W / 52.46889°N 0.79750°W / 52.46889; -0.79750
Type	Royal Air Force station Parent station
Code	DS
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Bomber Command * No. 92 (OTU) Group RAF
Site history
Built	1943 (1943)
In use	September 1943 - 1953 (1953)
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	140 metres (459 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Tarmac 00/00  Tarmac 00/00  Tarmac

Royal Air Force Desborough or more simply RAF Desborough is a former Royal Air Force station located near Desborough, Northamptonshire, England

History

The following units were here at some point:

• Satellite of No. 102 Flying Refresher School RAF (May - November 1951)
• No. 108 Gliding School RAF (September 1945 - June 1949)
• No. 84 Operational Training Unit RAF (September 1943 - June 1945)
• No. 1381 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF (November 1945 - January 1947)

Current use

The site has reverted to farmland.

References

Citations

1. ^ Falconer 2012, p. 79.
2. ^ "Desborough". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
3. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 151.
4. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 165.
5. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 244.
6. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 99.

Bibliography

• Falconer, J. (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
• Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J.; Halley, J. (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.

• Royal Air Force stations in Northamptonshire