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Desborough
| Also known as: | RAF Desborough / RAF Station, Desborough / Wilbarston (unofficial local name) |
| County: | Northamptonshire |
| Current Status: | Farmland (main position) / Industry / Leisure activity |
| Date: | 1 September 1943 - circa 1953 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Paved |
| Aircraft Role(s): | Trainer |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Desborough Heritage Centre
- Desborough Town Council – name only
- Northants Skid Control Centre
- Stoke Albany Parish Council
- Wilbarston Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 84 OTU
- No 102 FRS
- No 108 EGS / E108 EGS
- No 108 GS
- No 1381 (Transport) CU
- Station Flight, Denham
- Station Flight, Desborough
Photograph from the US/UK handover at Desborough. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Pattenden
Photograph from the US/UK handover at Desborough. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Pattenden
Aerial view of Desborough airfield, 1995. © Dave Welch.
A T2 hangar at Desborough, 15 March 2009.
Accommodation huts at Desborough, 2 September 2010.
Station ident letters being uncovered at Desborough, 24 November 2013.
Aerial footage of Desborough. Courtesy of Graham Butlin
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