RAF Chipping Norton

Royal Air Force Chipping Norton or more simply RAF Chipping Norton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England.It was operational from 10 July 1940 to 1945 and returned to agricultural use when disposed of in 1953.The following units were posted to this airfield at some point: Airspeed Oxfords and North American Harvard I's flew from this airfield.[2] The station was bombed on two occasions in October and November 1940.Little damage was done and on the second attempt the Luftwaffe missed the airfield by about a mile to the East.
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