Satellite and aerial maps of Beacon Barracks with nearby locations
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Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
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Hixon , England | 5.8 | 078 | |
Broughton Hall , England | 19.0 | 296 | |
RAF Chetwynd , England | 21.1 | 265 | |
Royal Stoke , England | 21.1 | 338 | EGI69 |
Tatenhill , England | 22.4 | 093 | EGBM |
Castle Wood , England | 23.4 | 216 |
Beacon Barracks |
1938 to 2006 | ||
52° 49' 35.5'' N 2° 5' 38.25'' W | ||
Beaconside, Stafford, Staffordshire, England | ||
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Elevation: 300 feet |
RAF Stafford opened as a non-flying station in 1938. It was home to 16 Maintenance Unit (MU) until most units moved out to RAF Wittering, as it was closing as an RAF Base in 2006. It was handed over to the Army as Beacon Barracks.
Part of the RAF Museum Reserve Collection is still (2017) held in storage here.
Harrier GR.3 XZ987 / C was still Gate Guardian here in Apr 2015.
Part of the RAF Museum Reserve Collection is still (2017) held in storage here.
Harrier GR.3 XZ987 / C was still Gate Guardian here in Apr 2015.
List of aircraft and events at Beacon Barracks |
Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||||
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1980-mar | Dumped | RAF | HAR.2 | XK987 | |||
1984-oct | G I Airframe | RN | Wasp | XS572 | |||
1986-dec-10 | G I Airframe | RN | HU.5 | XT469 | |||
1990-mar | Dumped | RAF | HAR10 | XP359 | |||
2022-jan-22 | RM | AH.1 | ZZ386 | ||||
2022-feb-23 | AAC | AH.1 | ZB671 |