Weston-on-the-Green
Major
| Also known as: | Oxford / RAF Station, Weston-on-the-Green / RAF Weston-on-the-Green / Weston / Weston OTG (nickname) / Weston-on-the-Green Aerodrome |
| County: | Oxfordshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Military duties |
| Date: | July 1918 (earliest known date) - April 1951 (Care & Maintenance) |
| Current Use: | Limited flying |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later metal, later paved |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Bicester Millennium Cycling Club
- Joint Service Parachute Centre (Weston)
- Weston-on-the-Green Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 ACHU
- No 1 Parachute and Glider Training School
- No 1 Parachute Training School
- No 2 GTS
- No 2 Sqn
- No 3 MU
- No 13 OTU
- No 15 SFTS
- No 18 Sqn
- No 20 (P) AFU
- No 28 TDS
- No 90 Sqn
- No 130 GS
- Chilterns GC
- Oxford GC
Parachutists being taken up at Weston-on-the-Green, 22 May 2010.
Footage of parachutists at Abingdon and Weston-on-the-Green, 1964. Courtesy of British Pathé
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