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Unit History: RAF Bicester
Bicester Aerodrome, formerly RAF Bicester, is an airfield on the outskirts of the English town of Bicester in Oxfordshire. The RAF left in 2004.
The airfield consists of 400 acres (1.5 km?) of well-drained short-mown grass, with three nominal runways (not marked) of 06/24, 13/31, 18/36, each 1,000 metres long. The field is bumpy in places due to collapsing field drains, requiring care on the part of pilots operating aircraft in those areas.
Location
County: - Oxfordshire
1.75 miles NNE of Bicester
Lat/Long: 51:54:53N 01:08:00W
Grid Ref: SP 598245
Height above sea level: 270 ft
The airfield consists of 400 acres (1.5 km?) of well-drained short-mown grass, with three nominal runways (not marked) of 06/24, 13/31, 18/36, each 1,000 metres long. The field is bumpy in places due to collapsing field drains, requiring care on the part of pilots operating aircraft in those areas.
Location
County: - Oxfordshire
1.75 miles NNE of Bicester
Lat/Long: 51:54:53N 01:08:00W
Grid Ref: SP 598245
Height above sea level: 270 ft
Memories of RAF Bicester
(Memories written by members of Forces Reunited)
RAF Bicester, in 1956
Written by Benjamin Cramp
Loads and loads of tennis during the season with Peter Watkins and others including Mike Morris.
13 people in our WW2 records
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56 people in our Post WW2 records
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59 people in our Forces Reunited records
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Active From: 1917 - 2004
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