RAF Barford St John
| RAF Barford St John | |||||||||||
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| Near Bloxham, Oxfordshire in England | |||||||||||
Aerial view of RAF Barford St John during 2011 | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station (US Visiting Forces) | ||||||||||
| Code | BJ | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | United States Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa formerly RAF Flying Training Command (1941-42) RAF Bomber Command * No. 92 (OTU) Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°00′13″N 001°21′36″W / 52.00361°N 1.36000°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1941 – 1946 (Royal Air Force) 1951 – present (US Air Force) | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 116 metres (381 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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| Notes: Flying ceased in 1946 | |||||||||||
Royal Air Force Barford St John or more simply RAF Barford St John is a Royal Air Force station just north of the village of Barford St. John, Oxfordshire, England. It is now a non-flying facility, operated by the United States Air Force as a communications centre with many large communications aerials, and is a satellite of RAF Croughton.