RAF Desborough | |||||||||||
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Desborough, Northamptonshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°28′08″N 0°47′51″W / 52.46889°N 0.79750°W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station Parent station[1] | ||||||||||
Code | DS[1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 92 (OTU) Group RAF[1] | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1943 | ||||||||||
In use | September 1943 - 1953 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 140 metres (459 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Desborough or more simply RAF Desborough is a former Royal Air Force airfield located in Northamptonshire, England
The following units were here at some point:[2]
The site has reverted to farmland.[2]