RAF Aston Down [entry point]

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RAF Aston Down was a station located in Gloucestershire 6 miles (10 kms) south east of Stroud.

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Originally named RAF Minchinhampton during World War One the station was officially reopened as RAF Aston Down in 1938 and controlled by Fighter Command. 5 Operational Training Unit (OTU), later renumbered 55 OTU, used the station to train Hurricane, Blenheim and Typhoon pilots as did 52 OTU training Spitfire pilots. Other units operating from RAF Aston Down included the Air Transport Auxiliary, a detachment of B-25s from 180 Squadron and Mosquitos from 4 Squadron. 20 Maintenance Unit used the station from 1938 to 1960 with the role of storing and assembling aircraft.

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Nigel Moore

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“ RAF Aston Down [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 20, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/44026.

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