RAF Desborough

52°28′08″N 0°47′51″W / 52.46889°N 0.79750°W / 52.46889; -0.79750TypeRoyal Air Force station
Parent station^[1]CodeDS^[1]Site informationOwnerAir MinistryOperatorRoyal Air ForceControlled byRAF Bomber Command
* No. 92 (OTU) Group RAF^[1]Site historyBuilt1943 (1943)In useSeptember 1943 - 1953 (1953)Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War IIAirfield informationElevation140 metres (459 ft)^[1] AMSL

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Royal Air Force Desborough or more simply RAF Desborough is a former Royal Air Force airfield located in Northamptonshire, England

History

The following units were here at some point:^[2]

• Satellite of No. 102 Flying Refresher School RAF (May - November 1951)^[3]
• No. 108 Gliding School RAF (September 1945 - June 1949)^[4]
• No. 84 Operational Training Unit RAF (September 1943 - June 1945)^[5]
• No. 1381 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF (November 1945 - January 1947)^[6]

Current use

The site has reverted to farmland.^[2]

References

Citations

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.