Royal Air Force Halton, or more simply RAF Halton, is one of the largest Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom. It is located near the village of Halton near Wendover, Buckinghamshire. The site has been in use since the First World War but is due to close by December 2027.
Entrance to RAF Halton
Apprentices of No. 1 School of Technical Training listen to a lecture on servicing aircraft in the field, in front of a line of instructional airframes, during the early 1940s
RAF Halton in the 1930s
The grass airfield at RAF Halton
Wendover is a town and civil parish at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated at the point where the main road across the Chilterns between London and Aylesbury intersects with the once important road along the foot of the Chilterns. The town is 35 miles (56 km) north west of London and 5 miles (8 km) south east of Aylesbury.
The Clock Tower, Wendover
The Red Lion, one of Wendover's old coaching inns on the High Street
The market place in Wendover, with the Chiltern escarpment and Wendover Woods beyond
The bypass and railway station to the west of Wendover and looking north; the new High Speed 2 rail link will be in a tunnel further to the left
