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Croughton is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Brackley. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 992. [1] The village is on the B4031 road, about 390 feet (120 m) above sea level, on the south side of an east–west ridge.
RAF Croughton houses the 422nd Air Base Group whose function is to provide installation support, services, force protection, and worldwide communications across the entire spectrum of operations. The group is located in the UK and supports NATO, US European Command, US Central Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, US Department of ...
Croughton is a settlement in St. Oswald's ancient parish, which became a civil parish in 1866. [1] The population was 33 in 1801 and 22 in 1851, these dates being the earliest in the census for the United Kingdom. There is currently no parish council, the civil parish being represented by one councillor on Little Stanney and District Parish ...
Harry Dunn was a 19-year-old British man who died following a road traffic collision on 27 August 2019. He was riding his motorcycle near Croughton, Northamptonshire, near the exit to RAF Croughton, when a car travelling in the opposite direction and on the wrong side of the road collided with him.
Although most USAF bases in the UK had combat missions, in 1966, the Military Air Transport Service established a permanent facility at RAF Mildenhall after the phaseout of the SAC Reflex mission. The 313th Tactical Airlift Wing operates Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and C-141 Starlifter flights to and from the UK from bases worldwide.
At the invitation of the UK Government, the United States has had military forces (known as US Visiting Forces) permanently stationed in the United Kingdom since the Second World War. The 1951 NATO Status of Forces Agreement and the Visiting Forces Act 1952 , along with other bilateral acts, establishes the legal status of the USVF in the UK.
Croughton may refer to: The village of Croughton, Northamptonshire, England; The hamlet of Croughton, Cheshire, England; The airbase of RAF Croughton in ...
RAF Croughton, United Kingdom: Jul 1955 – Jul 1961, redesignater 2130th Communications Sq 1237th AACS Squadron: Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany: 1954–1961. Redesignated 2137th Communications Squadron 1276th AACS Squadron: Prestwick Airport, Scotland: 1957–1961. Redesignated 2137th Communications Squadron 1279th AACS Squadron: Patrick AFB ...