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| RAF Cheddington RAF Marsworth USAAF Station 113  .png) | |||||||||||
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| Located near Cheddington, Buckinghamshire | |||||||||||
 Aerial photograph of RAF Cheddington looking north, the bomb dump at the top, the control tower and technical site are at the bottom, 3 March 1944. Note the many Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers of the Combat Crew Replacement Center parked on the loop hardstands. | |||||||||||
  RAF Cheddington Map showing the location of RAF Cheddington within Buckinghamshire | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°50′05.20″N 000°40′52.50″W / 51.8347778°N 0.6812500°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Code | CZ[1] | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1942 (origins begin 1917) | ||||||||||
| Built by | George Wimpey & Co Ltd | ||||||||||
| In use | 1942–1948 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European Theatre of World War II Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 – May 1945 | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Occupants | RAF Bomber Command * No. 7 (T) Group RAF * No. 92 (OTU) Group RAF Eighth Air Force[1] | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 93 metres (305 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Cheddington or more simply RAF Cheddington (also known as RAF Marsworth) is a former Royal Air Force station located 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England. The airfield was closed in 1952.
- ^ a b c Falconer 2012, p. 63.