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Bicester

Major
Also known as: Bicester Aerodrome / RAF Bicester / RFC Bicester
County: Oxfordshire
Current Status: Aviation / Housing / Industry
Date: 1917 - 31 March 1976; subsequent limited flying to present
Current Use: Limited flying
Used By: RAF / RFC
Landing Surface Types: Unpaved
Aircraft Roles: Army aviation / Bomber (main role) / Communications / General aviation (limited flying) / Military development/support / Trainer (main role)

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

  • Atalanta Motors
  • Auto Wax Works
  • Bicester Heritage Ltd - owner
  • Bicester Local History Society
  • Bicester Town Council
  • BMP Blasters
  • Bomber Command Heritage
  • Caversfield Parish Council
  • Classic Oils
  • Classic Performance Engineering
  • Harry Fraser Vehicle Upholstery
  • Historic Promotions Ltd
  • Historit
  • Kingsbury Racing Shop Ltd
  • Launton Historical Society
  • Launton Parish Council
  • Legends Automotive Ltd
  • The MG Automobile Company
  • The Motor Shed Ltd
  • Pendine Historic Cars Limited
  • Retrotech (Retro Technologies Limited)
  • Robert Glover Ltd
  • Ryan Edwards Exhaust Fabrication Ltd
  • St. Laurence's Church, Caversfield
  • Stratton Audley Historical Society
  • Stratton Audley Parish Council
  • Vintage Car Radiator Company
  • Vintage Magnetos

Notable Past Associated Organisations:

  • The Trout

The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):

  • Stratton Audley

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 2 Gp Pool

  • No 2 Sqn

  • No 3 MU

  • No 5 Sqn

  • No 7 Gp Comms Flight

  • No 12 Sqn

  • No 13 OTU

  • No 33 Sqn

  • No 34 Air Stores Park

  • No 40 (Maintenance) Group

  • No 44 TDS

  • No 44 TS

  • No 48 Sqn

  • No 71 MU

  • No 90 Sqn

  • No 92 Gp Comms Flight

  • No 100 Sqn

  • No 101 Sqn

  • No 104 Sqn

  • No 108 Sqn

  • No 118 Sqn

  • No 142 Sqn

  • No 144 Sqn

  • No 217 Sqn

  • No 246 MU

  • No 282 MU

  • No 307 FTU

  • No 420 Repair & Salvage Unit

  • No 1442 (Ferry Training) Flight

  • No 1551 Beam Approach Calibration Flight

  • Beam Approach Calibration Flight

  • Bicester Gliding Centre
  • Cranfield University GC 

  • Ferry Training Flight

  • Signals Development Unit

  • Oxford UAS

  • Oxford University GC
  • RAFGSA Centre

  • Transport Command Parachute Servicing Unit

  • Windrushers GC

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Airfield buildings at Bicester, 19 May 2013.

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Hangar at Bicester, 3 July 2019.

Gliders carry out aerobatics at Bicester, 1961. Courtesy of British Pathé

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Harwell
Satellite(s):

Finmere
Decoy Airfield(s):

Grendon Underwood

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