RAF Hixon [entry point]
Title
RAF Hixon [entry point]
Description
RAF Hixon was a Bomber Command training station in Staffordshire 5 miles (8 kms) east of Stafford.
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It opened in May 1942 and was used by 30 Operational Training Unit from June 1942 until the end of the war. The unit was equipped with Wellingtons. P-40s and Hurricanes were also used for fighter affiliation exercises. 12 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit was also based at RAF Hixon flying Blenheims.
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“RAF Hixon [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed July 22, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/9037.
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