Royal Air Force Stanton Harcourt or more simply RAF Stanton Harcourt is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 4.4 miles (7.1 km) southeast of Witney, Oxfordshire and 6.6 miles (10.6 km) west of Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK.

RAF Stanton Harcourt
Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire in England
RAF Stanton Harcourt is located in Oxfordshire
RAF Stanton Harcourt
RAF Stanton Harcourt
Shown within Oxfordshire
Coordinates51°44′31″N 001°24′33″W / 51.74194°N 1.40917°W / 51.74194; -1.40917
TypeRoyal Air Force Satellite station
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Site history
Built1940 (1940)
In use1940-1946 (1946)
Airfield information
Elevation67 metres (220 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Concrete
00/00  Concrete
00/00  Concrete

Units

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The following units were here at some point:[1]

During the Second World War it was a satellite aerodrome for RAF Abingdon, to where No. 10 OTU crews would be sent once initial training was completed at Abingdon.

Current use

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The site is now used for light industrial work and gravel pits.[1] It's now been developed into a housing estate with the original buildings destroyed.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Stanton Harcourt". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 9 February 2016.