RAF Windrush [entry point]

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RAF Windrush was an RAF training station located in Gloucestershire 4 miles (6kms) west of Burford.

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RAF Windrush opened in 1940 and was used for training throughout the war. Originally a relief landing ground for RAF Chipping Norton the station later came under the control of RAF Little Rissington. Units based at RAF Windrush included 6 Service Flying Training School, 15 Service Flying Training School and 6 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit. Aircraft used included Harvards, Oxfords and Ansons.

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Nigel Moore

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“RAF Windrush [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 27, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/43984.

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