RAF Chipping Warden
It had three concrete runways, several permanent hangars and a watch office with meteorology section.[3] On 1 December 1942 a Vickers Wellington bomber crashed on take off, hitting the control tower and hangars, killing two people and causing many other casualties.6 Maintenance Unit RAF at Brize Norton, and storing Airspeed Horsa gliders awaiting disposal.RAF Chipping Warden then closed until September 1952, when it became home to a Relief Landing Ground for No.9 Flying Training School RAF (August - October 1953)[4] until the airfield closed for a second time.
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