RAF Chipping Warden
| RAF Chipping Warden | |||||||||||
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| Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire in England | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station Parent station | ||||||||||
| Code | CW | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 6 (T) Group RAF * No. 92 (OTU) Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°08′36″N 1°16′38″W / 52.14333°N 1.27722°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1940/41 | ||||||||||
| In use | August 1941 -1953 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 139 metres (456 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Chipping Warden or more simply RAF Chipping Warden was a Royal Air Force station located 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Banbury near the village of Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire, England.
The station was built in early 1941 and opened in July of that year. It had three concrete runways, several permanent hangars and a watch office with meteorology section.