This is a community website for the village of Heyford Park in Oxfordshire. The village is on the site of the former RAF Upper Heyford airbase which was used by the RAF mainly as a training base from 1918 to 1950.
The station was first used by the Royal Flying Corps in 1916 but was not brought into use for flying until July 1918 by the Royal Air Force. During the inter-war years and continuing through the Second World War until 1950 Upper Heyford was used mainly as a training facility.
In 1950, at the start of the Cold War, Upper Heyford initially served as a base for United States Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) strategic bombers and later United States Air Forces In Europe (USAFE) tactical reconnaissance, fighter and fighter-bomber aircraft in the UK. The USAF returned the base to the Ministry of Defence in 1994.
The village of Heyford Park is now being redeveloped with the refurbishment of many existing properties and new build homes in addition to the Heyford Park Free School and infrastructure and facilities such as a planned village green and local pub.
We welcome contributions from all people interested in Heyford Park, so please get in touch if you would like to contribute.