RAF Upper Heyford & RAF Croughton Road Trip. May 2022

I recently made a trip back to the former RAF Upper Heyford now called 'Heyford Park' to update a previous video I posted titled RAF Upper Heyford. 1999 - 2015. To say there have been significant changes at the Base would be an understatement. For me it was a trip down memory lane - I lived there between 1968 - 1972. Not all areas of the Base are covered as it would be impractical to do so but here is a reminder of how it looks today...

It was sad to see how much had changed but you can't stop progress. On a positive note, the History of the Air Base is being perpetuated by those involved with the Heritage Center and long may that continue. Any reference to dates concerning the Airfield were taken from the 'Office of History' Publication, 20th Fighter Wing, RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England and dated 1st January 1994.

Note: NCO 'Tobacco' Housing and the original 1920's type RAF dwellings (Carswell Circle), are in the main, 'Private Rental' Properties. Today, the 'Tobacco' Housing units are some 60+ years old and they are showing their age but they are as I remember them. The new 'Heyford Park' Development which essentially surrounds the former Base Housing estate comprises of owner occupied New Builds and I would suggest the purchase price of such properties would reflect the location - near Oxford, The Cotswolds and with good road/rail transport links to both the North and South of the Country.

Photo Credits: My photographs were taken between 1999 - 2015 and have been supplemented with sourced images and photo credit has been given accordingly. No infringement of personal copyright is intended with any image(s) included in this video. With thanks to The Public Domain Archive.

Music Score: 'Rising Tide' from the Windows 10 Music Library.