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:
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) Satellite of No. 102 Flying Refresher School RAF (May - November 1951)
Current use
The site has reverted to farmland. An original Ministry of Aircraft Production B.1 type aircraft hangar was destroyed by fire there in the 1980s
A major fire on 20th March 2025 destroyed one of the remaining T.2 type hangars which was being used for storage.
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