Bicester
Also known as: | Bicester Aerodrome / RAF Bicester / RAF Station, 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:
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No 2 Gp Pool
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No 2 Sqn
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No 3 MU
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No 5 Sqn
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No 7 Gp Comms Flight
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No 12 Sqn
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No 13 OTU
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No 33 Sqn
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No 34 Air Stores Park
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No 40 (Maintenance) Group
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No 44 TDS
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No 44 TS
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No 48 Sqn
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No 71 MU
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No 90 Sqn
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No 92 Gp Comms Flight
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No 100 Sqn
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No 101 Sqn
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No 104 Sqn
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No 108 Sqn
- No 118 Sqn
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No 142 Sqn
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No 144 Sqn
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No 217 Sqn
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No 246 MU
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No 282 MU
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No 307 FTU
- No 420 Repair & Salvage Unit
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No 1442 (Ferry Training) Flight
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No 1551 Beam Approach Calibration Flight
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Beam Approach Calibration Flight
- Bicester Gliding Centre
- Cranfield University GC
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Ferry Training Flight
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Signals Development Unit
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Oxford UAS
- Oxford University GC
- RAFGSA Centre
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Transport Command Parachute Servicing Unit
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Windrushers GC
Gliders carry out aerobatics at Bicester, 1961. Courtesy of British Pathé
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