RAF Upper Heyford [entry point]

Title

RAF Upper Heyford [entry point]

Description

RAF Upper Heyford was a  Bomber Command training station located in Oxfordshire 5 miles (8 kms) north-west of Bicester.

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It was originally opened in July 1918, closed in 1920 but re-opened in 1927. 16 Operational Training Unit was formed at the station in April 1940 initially with Hampdens and Herefords but converted to Wellingtons in 1942. The unit was disbanded in January 1945.

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Contributor

Nigel Moore

Citation

“RAF Upper Heyford [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 24, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/5724.

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