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Oakington
| Also known as: | Northstowe / Oakington Aerodrome / Oakington Barracks / RAF Oakington / RAF Station, Oakington |
| County: | Cambridgeshire |
| Current Status: | Housing |
| Date: | 1 July 1940 - 10 March 1975 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Unpaved, later paved/unpaved, later paved |
| Aircraft Role(s): | Bomber (main role) / Meteorological reconnaissance / Photographic reconnaissance / Trainer (main role) / Transport |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/03/2025):
- 7 Squadron Association
- Longstanton & District Heritage Society
- Longstanton Parish Council
- Oakington & Westwick Parish Council
- The Friends of All Saints Church Longstanton
- The Oakington & Westwick History Society
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 FTS
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No 3 PRU
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No 5 FTS
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No 7 Con Flight
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No 7 Sqn
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No 10 Sqn
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No 18 Sqn
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No 23 OTU
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No 24 Sqn
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No 27 Sqn
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No 30 Sqn
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No 46 Sqn
- No 75 Sqn
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No 86 Sqn
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No 97 Sqn
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No 101 Con Flight
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No 101 Sqn
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No 206 AFS
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No 206 Sqn
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No 218 Sqn
- No 238 Sqn
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No 242 Sqn
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No 571 Sqn
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No 627 Sqn
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No 657 Sqn AAC
- No 723 Defence Sqn
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No 1409 Met Flight
- No 1552 RAT Flight No 3 Section
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No 1559 RAT Flight
- No 2708 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2723 Sqn RAF Regiment
Video and photographs of ABCT’s Oakington Airfield memorial unveiling, Friday 28 March 2025. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
No 7 Squadron Short Stirlings at Oakington during the Second World War. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Craw
No 7 Squadron with an Avro Lancaster at Oakington during the Second World War. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Craw
Members of No 7 Squadron at Oakington during the Second World War. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Craw
Members of No 7 Squadron at Oakington during the Second World War. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Craw
Members of No 7 Squadron at Oakington during the Second World War. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Craw
The newly installed 'jet clock' in the control tower at Oakington, 1957. Courtesy of Martin Gorner
Aerial view of Oakington, 5 January 2008. © Richard Flagg
Aerial view of Oakington, 5 January 2008. © Richard Flagg
Aerial view of Oakington, 4 January 2009. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the west of the site, looking north from Longstanton Road, 21 July 2009. © Richard Flagg
Officers' Mess at Oakington, 21 February 2011. © Richard Flagg
Synthetic Navigation Classroom at Oakington, 21 February 2011. © Richard Flagg
Parachute Store at Oakington, 22 February 2011. © Richard Flagg
J Type Aircraft Shed at Oakington, 23 March 2011. © Richard Flagg
Runway 05:23, looking south-west from the 23 threshold, 23 March 2011. © Richard Flagg
Short Stirling bombers at Oakington, 1941. Courtesy of British Pathé
Photographs from Oakington, 1957-1962. Courtesy of christinerose1961
First Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers at Oakington, 1975. Courtesy of Dennis Laverick
Aerial footage of Oakington, c. 2016. Courtesy of HCAuk
Aerial view of Oakington, May 2018. Courtesy of Alan Paul
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