page_title: Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield / History
caption_attribution_description: English: IWM caption&#160;: Oblique aerial view of RAF Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire, from the west. Aircraft of No. 13 Operational Training Unit, detached their base at Bicester, Oxfordshire, can be seen on the airfield. A line of Bristol Blenheim Mark IVs of 'A' Flight is parked along one of the runways and Avro Anson navigational trainers of 'D' Flight occupy some of the finger dispersals by the technical site in the foreground. Note the 'wood and hedge' camouflage pattern painted on the south-western half of the airfield.
context_page_description: Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield is an airfield on the west side of Hinton-in-the-Hedges near Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. The airfield is made up of several runways, one of which is tarmac. It consists of several well-drained short-mown grass runways which are oriented: 06/24, 09/27 and 15/33. The field is flat and plays home to many activities, from power flying to glider flying. The skydiving centre is open 6 days a week and skydiving takes place weather permitting.
  During the British Grand Prix at nearby Silverstone, it is used as a park and ride.
context_section_description: As with many airfields in the surrounding area Hinton was built in 1940 by the RAF Bomber Command during World War II. and closed to military activity in 1945.
caption: Aerial view from the west circa 1941-1942
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