Chalgrove Airfield

Chalgrove Airfield is a former Second World War airfield in Oxfordshire, England. The airfield is located approximately 3mi north-northeast of Benson; about 42mi north-northwest of London. Opened in 1943, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was used primarily as a combat reconnaissance airfield. After the war it was closed in late 1946. Today, the airfield is primarily used by the Martin-Baker company for testing ejector seats. It was announced on 6 September 2016 that Chalgrove Airfield had been the subject of a Ministerial Transfer from the MoD to the Homes and Communities Agency, with a view to building houses on part of the airfield as part of the South Oxfordshire District Council's Local Plan 2032. This is subject to review and consultation. HistoryUnited States Army Air Forces useChalgrove was allocated to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) by the Air Ministry on 1 November 1942. It was known as USAAF Station AAF-465 for security reasons by the USAAF during the war, and by which it was referred to instead of location. USAAF Station Units assigned to RAF Chalgrove were: 30th Service Group (VIII Air Force Service Command) 493d and 494th Service Squadrons; HHS, 30th Service Group 21st Weather Squadron 324th Station Complement Squadron 40th Mobile Communications Squadron 49th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 1078th Quartermaster Company 1106th Signal Company 1201st Military Police Company 1464th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company 2251st Quartermaster Truck Company 2060th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Chalgrove Airfield is a former Second World War airfield in Oxfordshire, England. The airfield is located approximately 3mi north-northeast of Benson; about 42mi north-northwest of London. Opened in 1943, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was used primarily as a combat reconnaissance airfield. After the war it was closed in late 1946. Today, the airfield is primarily used by the Martin-Baker company for testing ejector seats. It was announced on 6 September 2016 that Chalgrove Airfield had been the subject of a Ministerial Transfer from the MoD to the Homes and Communities Agency, with a view to building houses on part of the airfield as part of the South Oxfordshire District Council's Local Plan 2032. This is subject to review and consultation. HistoryUnited States Army Air Forces useChalgrove was allocated to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) by the Air Ministry on 1 November 1942. It was known as USAAF Station AAF-465 for security reasons by the USAAF during the war, and by which it was referred to instead of location. USAAF Station Units assigned to RAF Chalgrove were: 30th Service Group (VIII Air Force Service Command) 493d and 494th Service Squadrons; HHS, 30th Service Group 21st Weather Squadron 324th Station Complement Squadron 40th Mobile Communications Squadron 49th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 1078th Quartermaster Company 1106th Signal Company 1201st Military Police Company 1464th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company 2251st Quartermaster Truck Company 2060th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon