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'''RAF Grove''' is a former [[World War II]] airfield in [[England]], located 1 mile west of [[Wantage]] in [[Oxfordshire]]. The airfield was closed in 1946. |
'''RAF Grove''' is a former [[World War II]] airfield in [[England]], located 1 mile west of [[Wantage]] in [[Oxfordshire]]. The airfield was closed in 1946. |
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==Origns== |
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RAF Grove was built in 1942 as a type "A" bomber airfield. It was built with three runways, assorted taxiways and hardstandings. Six T-2 maintenance hangers were constructed along with a containment area for about 2,000 personnel. |
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The first use of the station was for RAF flying training beginning in August 1942. The airfield also being a satellite for [[RAF Brize Norton]] with both Horsa and Whitley gliders. In May 1943, No. 15 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit arrived with Oxfords. |
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== USAAF Use == |
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Known as USAAF station 519, beginning in August 1943, Grove was used by the 3rd Tactical Air Depot of IX Air Force Service Command, repairing [[A-20 Havoc]]s and [[P-61 Black Widow]]s. Starting in October, the Air Transport Command 31st Transport Group used the airfield with [[C-47 Skytrain]]s until moving to [[France]] in September 1944. The group returned in December and remained until the end of the war. |
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The [[36th Bombardment Squadron]] from [[RAF Alconbury]] in [[Huntingdonshire]] used the airfield after the closure of Alconbury in October 1945. The squadron flew occasional transport missions until they returned to the [[United States]] in December 1945, ending American use of the station. |
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== Postwar Use == |
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After the war, the airfield was used for surplus aircraft disposal. It was closed in 1946. What was the airfield is now a mixture farmers fields, housing and light industry. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 13:35, 11 March 2009
| Royal Air Force Station Grove USAAF Station 519
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| Located Near Wantage, Oxfordshire | |
| Coordinates | 51°36′13.23″N 001°26′13.40″W / 51.6036750°N 1.4370556°W |
| Type | Military Airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | 1942-1946 |
| Battles/wars | European Theatre of World War II Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945   Map showing the location of RAF Grove within Berkshire. |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Ninth Air Force |
RAF Grove is a former World War II airfield in England, located 1 mile west of Wantage in Oxfordshire. The airfield was closed in 1946.
Origns
RAF Grove was built in 1942 as a type "A" bomber airfield. It was built with three runways, assorted taxiways and hardstandings. Six T-2 maintenance hangers were constructed along with a containment area for about 2,000 personnel.
The first use of the station was for RAF flying training beginning in August 1942. The airfield also being a satellite for RAF Brize Norton with both Horsa and Whitley gliders. In May 1943, No. 15 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit arrived with Oxfords.
USAAF Use
Known as USAAF station 519, beginning in August 1943, Grove was used by the 3rd Tactical Air Depot of IX Air Force Service Command, repairing A-20 Havocs and P-61 Black Widows. Starting in October, the Air Transport Command 31st Transport Group used the airfield with C-47 Skytrains until moving to France in September 1944. The group returned in December and remained until the end of the war.
The 36th Bombardment Squadron from RAF Alconbury in Huntingdonshire used the airfield after the closure of Alconbury in October 1945. The squadron flew occasional transport missions until they returned to the United States in December 1945, ending American use of the station.
Postwar Use
After the war, the airfield was used for surplus aircraft disposal. It was closed in 1946. What was the airfield is now a mixture farmers fields, housing and light industry.
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