RAF Stafford

RAF station in Staffordshire, UK

52°49′26″N 2°05′58″W / 52.824°N 2.099322°W / 52.824; -2.099322TypeMilitary storage and distribution centreArea165 hectares^[1]Site informationOwnerMinistry of DefenceOperatorRoyal Air ForceConditionClosedSite historyBuilt1938 (1938)In use1938 – 2006 (2006)FateTransferred to British Army and became Beacon Barracks/MOD Stafford.Garrison informationOccupantsNo. 16 Maintenance Unit

Royal Air Force Stafford or more simply 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.^[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] However, as of August 2023, the RAF's "gate guardian" aircraft, a Harrier GR3 (pictured), remains in place.^[5]

References

^ "Defence Estates Development Plan (DEDP) 2009 - Annex A" (PDF). GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. 20. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^ "History of Stafford". Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^ "No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron". RAF Lichfield. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^ "MOD Stafford Beacon Barracks". Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^ "British soldier accused of terror offences appears in court". BBC News. 28 January 2023.

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