# RAF Oakley

Oakley, England · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-f30acfbde6` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/england/oakley-raf-oakley/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-f30acfbde6.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-f30acfbde6.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-f30acfbde6

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | none |
| New use | industrial, other | none |
| Opened | 1942 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1945 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2020 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | War Office | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

No. 11 Operational Training Unit RAF

## Timeline

- 1942: Airfield opened
- 1942: Opened
- 1945: Airfield closed to flying
- 1945: Closed
- 2020: Planning application submitted for autonomous vehicle testing facility
- 2020: Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit
- 2023: Autonomous vehicle testing facility project suspended

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

RAF Oakley is a former Royal Air Force satellite station between Oakley and Worminghall, Buckinghamshire, England. It was located in a flat, damp wooded area.


== History ==


=== Second World War usage ===
Intended as RAF Westcott's satellite, the land at Field Farm had been requisitioned by the War Office, and the airfield built.  RAF Oakley was ready before its parent station so, when it opened on 27 May 1942, it became RAF Bicester's second satellite.  In August 1942 it switched to its intended status and when No.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Oakley

## Sources

- RAF Oakley — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Oakley

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "RAF Oakley, Oakley, England." Record n-f30acfbde6, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/england/oakley-raf-oakley/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_oakleyrafoakley,
  title = {RAF Oakley, Oakley, England},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/england/oakley-raf-oakley/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-f30acfbde6, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.