RAF Stafford

RAF Stafford
near Stafford, Staffordshire, England

RAF Stafford
Coordinates 52°49′41.62″N 02°05′57.56″W / 52.8282278°N 2.0993222°W / 52.8282278; -2.0993222Coordinates: 52°49′41.62″N 02°05′57.56″W / 52.8282278°N 2.0993222°W / 52.8282278; -2.0993222
Type Military base
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Site history
Built 1930s
In use 1930s–2006

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

History

The station was originally established as the home of No. 16 Maintenance Unit in the 1930s.[1] It became home to No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron in 1958.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "History of Stafford". Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron". RAF Lichfield. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "MOD Stafford Beacon Barracks". Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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