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RAF Abingdon | |||||||||
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| Abingdon, Oxfordshire in England | |||||||||
 An aerial view of RAF Abingdon circa 1972. | |||||||||
 Proudly | |||||||||
  RAF Abingdon Location in Oxfordshire | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°41′N 001°19′W / 51.683°N 1.317°W | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
| Code | AB[1] | ||||||||
| Area | 288 hectares | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command[1] * No. 6 Group RAF * No. 91 (OTU) Group RAF RAF Transport Command | ||||||||
| Condition | Closed | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1931 | ||||||||
| In use | September 1932 – 31 July 1992 | ||||||||
| Fate | Transferred to the British Army and became Dalton Barracks. Airfield continued to be used as a satellite station for RAF helicopter training. | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: ABB, ICAO: EGUD | ||||||||
| Elevation | 75 metres (246 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Abingdon, or more simply RAF Abingdon, is a former Royal Air Force station near Abingdon, Oxfordshire. It is now known as Dalton Barracks and is used by the Royal Logistic Corps.
- ^ a b c Falconer 2012, p. 32.