RAF Stafford

RAF Stafford was a non-flying Royal Air Force station in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

RAF Stafford
Stafford, Staffordshire in England
RAF Stafford's gate guardian, a Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3, in May 2005
RAF Stafford
Location within Staffordshire
Coordinates52.824°N 2.099322°W / 52.824; -2.099322
TypeMilitary storage and distribution centre
Area165 hectares[1]
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
ConditionClosed
Site history
Built1938 (1938)
In use1938 – 2006 (2006)
FateTransferred to British Army and became Beacon Barracks/MOD Stafford.
Garrison information
OccupantsNo. 16 Maintenance Unit

History

The station was originally established as the home of No. 16 Maintenance Unit in the 1930s.[2] It became home to No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron in 1958.[3] The RAF Tactical Supply Wing was also formed at RAF Stafford in 1970 and operates still from MOD Stafford. An RAF Mountain Rescue Team was based at RAF Stafford.

Closure

In April 2004 it was announced that units from RAF Stafford would be moved to RAF Wittering, effectively closing the station. RAF Stafford officially ceased to be an RAF station on 31 March 2006 to become Beacon Barracks.[4]

References
  1. "Defence Estates Development Plan (DEDP) 2009 - Annex A" (PDF). GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. 20. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. "History of Stafford". Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. "No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron". RAF Lichfield. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  4. "MOD Stafford Beacon Barracks". Retrieved 30 March 2014.


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