RAF Abingdon
Former Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Royal Air Force Abingdon, or more simply RAF Abingdon, is a former Royal Air Force station near Abingdon, Oxfordshire. It is now known as Dalton Barracks and is used by the Royal Logistic Corps.
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RAF Abingdon | |||||||||
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Abingdon, Oxfordshire in England | |||||||||
Coordinates | 51°41′N 001°19′W | ||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
Code | AB[1] | ||||||||
Area | 288 hectares | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command[1] * No. 6 Group RAF * No. 91 (OTU) Group RAF RAF Transport Command | ||||||||
Condition | Closed | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1931 (1931) | ||||||||
In use | September 1932 – 31 July 1992 (1992) | ||||||||
Fate | Transferred to the British Army and became Dalton Barracks. Airfield continued to be used as a satellite station for RAF helicopter training. | ||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: ABB, ICAO: EGUD | ||||||||
Elevation | 75 metres (246 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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