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Construction work was slow to begin with because the area was quite remote from communication lines and there was some opposition from the local farming community, despite the land being of quite low quality. The station was built to a fairly standard design, having a mixture of prewar-style
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instructed a group of officials to go to Ouston to evaluate the possibility of building an airfield there. Unfortunately, the signal sent out by the ministry wasn't specific enough and some of the officials went to the one located a few miles southwest of
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As part of the nuclear deterrent, Ouston had its 04/22 main runway extended to 6,000 ft (1,800 m) and Operational Readiness Platforms added at each end of the extended runway, for use by aircraft dispersed from their parent stations.
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attended the meeting in 1964 and was driven round the circuit in an open-topped Jaguar E-Type and then presented the prizes. It is possible that this may have been the last car meeting at Ouston as
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on 1 June. No. 243 Sqn became operational within a fortnight and flew coastal patrols and scrambles in defence of the North East until moving to RAF Turnhouse at the beginning of September.
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magazine commented, when reporting on a motorcycle race meeting organised by the Newcastle Club held on Sunday 20 June, that there were 20,000 spectators present.
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The military airfields of Northern England – County Durham, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside, Manchester, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Yorkshire.
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by early 1942. Its Spitfires returned to RAF Turnhouse five weeks later, although a further month was spent at Ouston during the early Summer of the same year.
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and the lion is taken from the Percy family arms (the Percys being local landowners). The station motto underneath the badge was 'Persist'.
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organised a race meetings there on 24 June 1962, 23 June 1963 and 21 June 1964, the last named being a joint car and motorcycle event.
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No. 80 Operational Training Unit RAF which specialized in the training of French pilots on Spitfires, came to RAF Ouston from
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There is a possibility that racing first took place at Ouston as early as 1961, but it is certain that the
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Peter Swinger, "Motor Racing Circuits in England : Then & Now" (Ian Allan Publishing,
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were at Ouston for two weeks in May and June 1942. They were replaced by the reformed
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Throughout 1941, the station had also served as a satellite landing ground for
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was located at Ouston until 1961, when it was disbanded by being redesignated
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in July 1945 and flew from here prior to disbanding in March 1946. The
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in August 1941, leaving No. 232 Squadron which eventually left for the
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Another squadron that didn't register any kills whilst at Ouston was
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Road race report and results table. Retrieved 24 February 2015
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in 1951 and operated them up to March 1957 when it disbanded.
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amphibians were added and by June, when the squadron moved to
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buildings and the utility types which came later. A "J"-type
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The last operational squadron to be based at RAF Ouston was
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soon after to complete its familiarization on the new type.
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Former Royal Air Force station in Northumberland, England
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reformed with Spitfires on 10 May 1946, converted to
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RAF Ouston is located in Northumberland
55°01′29″N 01°52′21″W / 55.02472°N 1.87250°W / 55.02472; -1.87250
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