RAF Little Staughton

Royal Air Force Little Staughton or more simply RAF Little Staughton is a former Royal Air Force station located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) south of Great Staughton, Cambridgeshire and 4.2 miles (6.8 km) west of St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England.

RAF Little Staughton
RAF Staughton Moor
USAAF Station 127

Disused WW2 runway
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorUnited States Army Air Forces
Royal Air Force
United States Air Force
LocationLittle Staughton, Bedfordshire
Built1941 (1941)
In use1942-1947 (1947)
Elevation AMSL207 ft / 63 m
Coordinates52°14′40″N 000°21′42″W
Map
RAF Little Staughton
Location in Cambridgeshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
00/00 0 0 Asphalt
00/00 0 0 Asphalt
00/00 0 0 Asphalt
Aerial photograph of Little Staughton airfield looking north, the technical site and barrack sites are to the right, 10 February 1944.

Station history

The airfield was first handed over to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in 1942.[1]

  • 1st Bomb Wing USAAF.[1]
    • 2nd Advanced Air Depot USAAF.[1]

RAF Little Staughton was returned to the Royal Air Force (RAF) on 1 March 1944.[1]

The airfield was placed into care and maintenance in 1945, and during the 1950s the United States Air Force extended the runway for use by jet aircraft in emergency circumstances. However, in the late 1950s they moved out.[1]

See also

Current use

The site is mainly for farming with the hangars used for various uses.[2] In January 2020, Little Staughton Airfield and Industrial Park applied for planning permission to develop the site to re-open the airfield.[5]

References
  1. "Little Staughton". Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  2. "Little Staughton II (Staughton Moor)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  3. Jefford 1988, p. 55.
  4. Jefford 1988, p. 97.
  5. Makey, Julian (14 January 2020). "World War Two bomber base could resume flying if new plans are given the go-ahead". The Hunts Post. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

Works cited

  • Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
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