RAF Desborough explained

RAF Desborough
Ensign:	Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:	90px
Location:	Desborough, Northamptonshire
Country:	England
Type:	Royal Air Force station Parent station
Pushpin Map:	Northamptonshire#UK
Pushpin Map Caption:	Shown within Northamptonshire
Pushpin Label:	RAF Desborough
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Ownership:	Air Ministry
Operator:	Royal Air Force
Controlledby:	RAF Bomber Command No. 92 (OTU) Group RAF
Code:	DS
Used:	September 1943 -
Battles:	European theatre of World War II
Elevation:	140m (460feet)
R1-Number:	00/00
R1-Surface:	Tarmac
R2-Number:	00/00
R2-Surface:	Tarmac
R3-Number:	00/00
R3-Surface:	Tarmac

Royal Air Force Desborough or more simply RAF Desborough is a former Royal Air Force station located near Desborough, Northamptonshire, England

History

The following units were here at some point:^[1]

• Satellite of No. 102 Flying Refresher School RAF (May - November 1951)
• No. 108 Gliding School RAF (September 1945 - June 1949)
• No. 84 Operational Training Unit RAF (September 1943 - June 1945)
• No. 1381 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF (November 1945 - January 1947)

Current use

The site has reverted to farmland.^[1]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Falconer. J.. RAF Airfields of World War 2 . 2012 . Ian Allan Publishing. UK. 978-1-85780-349-5.
• Book: Sturtivant. R.. Hamlin. J.. Halley. J.. Royal Air Force flying training and support units . 1997 . Air-Britain (Historians). UK. 0-85130-252-1.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Desborough . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 12 May 2020.