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#REDIRECT [[MOD Stafford]] {{R from merge}} |
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{{Short description|RAF station in Staffordshire, UK}} |
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} |
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{{Use British English|date=October 2017}} |
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{{Infobox military installation |
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| name = RAF Stafford |
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| ensign = Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg |
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| ensign_size = 90px |
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| native_name = |
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| partof = <!-- for elements within a larger site --> |
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| location = [[Stafford]], [[Staffordshire]] |
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| nearest_town = <!-- used in military test site infobox --> |
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| country = England |
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| image = Gate Guardian RAF Stafford.jpg |
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| alt = |
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| caption = RAF Stafford's [[gate guardian]], a [[Hawker Siddeley Harrier|Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3]], in May 2005 |
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| image2 = <!--secondary image, major command emblems for airfields --> |
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| type = Military storage and distribution centre |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|52.824|-2.099322|region:GB_type:landmark_scale:5000|display=inline,title}} |
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| pushpin_map = Staffordshire |
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Staffordshire |
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| pushpin_label = RAF Stafford |
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| pushpin_label_position = top |
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| ownership = [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] |
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| operator = [[Royal Air Force]] |
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| controlledby = <!-- such as RAF Bomber Command or the Eighth Air Force --> |
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| open_to_public = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc --> |
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| site_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox --> |
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| site_other = <!-- for other sorts of facilities - radar types etc --> |
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| site_area = 165 hectares<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/33240/DEDP09_annex_a.pdf|title=Defence Estates Development Plan (DEDP) 2009 - Annex A|last=|first=|date=3 July 2009|website=GOV.UK|publisher=Ministry of Defence|page=20|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref> |
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| code = <!--facility/installation code, applies to US --> |
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| built = {{Start date|1938}} |
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| used = 1938 – {{End date|2006}} |
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| height = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level --> |
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| length = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs --> |
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| fate = Transferred to [[British Army]] and became [[Beacon Barracks]]/MOD Stafford. |
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| condition = Closed |
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| current_commander = <!-- current commander --> |
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| past_commanders = <!-- past notable commander(s) --> |
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| garrison = |
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| occupants = No. 16 Maintenance Unit |
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| footnotes = <!-- catchall in case it's needed to preserve something in infobox that doesn't work in new code --> |
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'''Royal Air Force Stafford''' or more simply '''RAF Stafford''' was a non-flying [[Royal Air Force]] [[List of former Royal Air Force stations|station]] in [[Stafford]], [[Staffordshire]], [[England]]. |
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==History== |
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The station was originally established as the home of [[No. 16 Maintenance Unit RAF|No. 16 Maintenance Unit]] in the 1930s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.staffordbc.gov.uk/history-of-stafford|title=History of Stafford|accessdate=30 March 2014}}</ref> It became home to No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron in 1958.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raf-lichfield.co.uk/no_2_mechanical_transport_squadr.htm|title=No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron|publisher=RAF Lichfield|accessdate=30 March 2014}}</ref> 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. |
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==Closure== |
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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]].<ref name=raf>{{cite web|url=http://forcesstafford.2day.ws/|title=MOD Stafford Beacon Barracks|accessdate=30 March 2014}}</ref> However, as of August 2023, the RAF's "gate guardian" aircraft, a Harrier GR3 (pictured), remains in place.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64439119 |title=British soldier accused of terror offences appears in court |website=BBC News |date=28 January 2023}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons category|RAF Stafford}} |
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{{Royal Air Force}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stafford}} |
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[[Category:Royal Air Force stations in Staffordshire]] |
[[Category:Royal Air Force stations in Staffordshire]] |
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[[Category:Stafford|RAF Stafford]] |
[[Category:Stafford|RAF Stafford]] |
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{{RAF-stub}} |
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{{Staffordshire-geo-stub}} |
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