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Watchfield

Major
Also known as: Arnhem Camp / RAF Watchfield / Watchfield Aerodrome / Westmill Wind Farm
County: Oxfordshire
Current Status: Farmland / Industry / Wind farm
Date: 1937 (probable date) - 1972
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF / Civil

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):

  • Shrivenham Heritage Society
  • Watchfield Parish Council
  • Watchfield Village Website
  • Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative Limited

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 1 Beam Approach School
  • No 1 Blind Approach School
  • No 1 Chain Home Low Flight
  • No 3 EFTS
  • No 4 AONS
  • No 5 MU
  • No 6 MU
  • No 8 MU
  • No 11 AONS
  • No 50 Gp Pool
  • No 92 (Forward) Staging Post
  • No 1547 BAT Flight
  • Air Navigation & Bombing School
  • Airfield Controllers' School
  • Anson Detachment, Watchfield
  • Beam Approach Calibration Flight 
  • Beam Approach Development Unit
  • Beam Approach Technical Training School
  • Blind Approach Calibration Flight
  • Blind Approach School 
  • School of Air Traffic Control
  • School of Flying Control
  • Southern Command (AGA) GC
  • Sparrow (Ambulance) Flight 
  • Watchfield GC
Satellite(s):

Kelmscot / Wanborough

Relief Landing Ground(s):

Kelmscot / Wanborough

Decoy Airfield(s):

Kingston Warren

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