Dalton Barracks

Abingdon , Oxfordshire , England

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  Abingdon


1932 to 2016

51° 41' 26.88'' N     1° 19' 0.01'' W
Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
ICAO: EGUD IATA: ABB
Elevation: 260 feet


Opened as an RAF station in Sep 1932. The main part of the RAF station closed in 1992 and in 2016 the RAF Gliding School closed as well, ending routine flying operations.

The base is now in the hands of the Royal Logistic Corps as Dalton Barracks but the area is still used from time to time as a landing ground for helicopters on exercise.



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List of aircraft and events at Abingdon


By Date | By Serial | By Model

DatesOrg/TypeUnit
1967 Loading trialsRAF Type 192 Belvedere XG467

1968-jun-01 HAR10 XP360 / WV
1968-jun-15 CFS (H) /M Sioux XV314
1968-jun-15 RAF Type 192 Belvedere XG454

1973-sep-14 UH-12E XS166 / 41
1973-sep-14 Wasp XT434 / 463

1978-sep-16 ARWS /S AH.1 XZ319
1978-sep-16 HC.2 XT601 / AH

1979-sep-15 ARWS /B AH.1 XW885
1979-sep-15 HAS.1 XV675 / CU-597
1979-sep-15 Battle of Britain Display 1979702 NAS /746-VL HAS.2 XZ251

1980-jan Exhibition FltRAF HAR10 XP359
1980-jul G I Ariframe771 NAS HAS.1 XS120
1980-sep-13 HAS7 XL898 / 30
1980-sep-13 HC.2 XS677 / BY
1980-sep-13 HT.3 XX374 / L
1980-sep-13 SA330E XW225 / DJ

1981-sep-12 CH-47C ZA680 / BW
1981-sep-12 RAF CH-47D ZA680 / BW
1981-sep-12 Air ShowRAF HAR10 8701M

1982-sep-18 A109A AE-331 / CC
1982-sep-18 CH-47C ZA710
1982-sep-18 32 (The Royal) Squadron HT.3 XZ935

1983-sep G I AirframeRN HAS7 XK943

1984-sep-15 Ministry of Defence (MoD) HT.3 XZ936 / 6

1990-mar StoredRAF HT.3 XX396
1990-sep-15 AAC AH.1 XW903
1990-sep-15 ARWS /Y AH.1 ZB693
1990-sep-15 RAF HT.3 ZA803

1991-oct G I AirframeRN HU.5 XT773

2003-may-01 HC.3 ZJ128 / M
2003-may-01 Wasp XT435 / 430

2004-may-15 AH.1 XT626
2004-nov-04 WAH-64 ZJ213

2005-may-01 RAF CH-47D ZA707 / EV
2005-may-01 HAS.2 XZ690 / R-404
2005-may-01 HC.3 ZJ129 / N
2005-may-07 AH1 XZ203 / B

2006-jan-29 AH1 XZ208
2006-apr-30 RAF CH-47D ZA712 / E
2006-apr-30 HC.3 ZJ127 / L
2006-apr-30 UH-60A 87-24584
2006-may-01 AH1 XZ220

2007-may-06 RAF CH-47D ZA710 / BC
2007-may-06 HAS.2 XZ232
2007-may-06 RAF HC.3 ZJ118 / B
2007-may-06 RAF SA330E XW224

2008-may-04 HAS.2 XZ694 / 334

2009-may-03 AH.1 XT626 / Q
2009-may-03 CH-47D ZA677

2011 MW Helicopters SA341G G-EHUP
2011-may-08 MK512 ZJ995 / AD
2011-may-08 SA330E XW231 / FD

2012-may AAC AH1 ZD278
2012-may RAF HC.3 ZJ132
2012-may-06 UK Air Ambulances EC135T2+ G-HBOB
2012-may-06 HC.3 ZJ132 / Q

2013-may-05 UK Air Ambulances EC135T2+ G-HBOB

2014-apr-03 HT.3 G-CBSK / ZB627/A
2014-may-04 UK Air Ambulances EC135T2+ G-HBOB
2014-may-04 RAVEN G-RAVN
2014-may-04 RAVEN II G-CCYG

2015-may-02 HT.3 G-CBSI
2015-may-02 HT.3 G-CBSK
2015-may-03 HT.2 G-ZZLE
2015-may-03 HT.3 G-CBSK / ZB627/A

2017-may-14 SE3130 G-BVSD
2017-may-14 UH-1H G-HUEY

2021-sep-11 AB47G-3B G-CICN

2023-may-20 HT.2 G-SIVJ



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