Upper Heyford

Bicester , Oxfordshire , England

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  Upper Heyford


1916 to 1994

51° 56' 12.84'' N     1° 15' 6.01'' W
Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
ICAO: EGUA IATA: UHF
Elevation: 437 feet


The Royal Flying Corps used the base until the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 Apr 1918. It remained an RAF base throughout WWII and around 1950 it was handed over to the US Air Force as a strategic bomber base. The 20th Tactical Fighter Wing began its move to Upper Heyford in Dec 1969 and in Sep 1970, the first F-111E had arrived to replace its F-100D Super Sabres. By 1993, the USAF had departed as part of the peace dividend from the fall of the Berlin Wall, apparently ending the Cold War.

Since then the base has been used from time to time as a movie set, with parts of Octopussy, Wonder Woman and World War Z all being shot here.



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WW2 RAF Bases Today

WW2 RAF Bases Today

16-Nov-19 - A review of five ex Royal Air Force (RAF) bases that played an important role in the Second World War (WW2) showing what they are used for today #WWII



List of aircraft and events at Upper Heyford


DatesOrg/TypeUnit
1990-may-05 CH-47C ZA714 / EX
1990-may-05 HAS.1 XV647 / CU-820
1990-may-06 AH.1 XW903 / E
1990-may-06 HAS.3S ZF560
1990-sep-14 RAF SA330E XW224

1991-sep-08 HAS.1 XV714 / 180
1991-sep-08 RN HAS.5 ZA166 / 90

1992-jul-01 HAR.3 XZ585 / A



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