Royal Air Force Gaydon or more simply RAF Gaydon is a former Royal Air Force station located 5.2 miles (8.4 km) east of Wellesbourne, Warwickshire and 10.8 miles (17.4 km) north west of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.

In 1978, the site passed into civilian ownership and today contains the British Motor Museum, the headquarters of automobile manufacturer Aston Martin, and the Jaguar Land Rover Gaydon Centre.

The OTU took newly qualified crew members and taught them how to fly on operations, including small courses about navigation.

22 OTU from July 1943[4] as a satellite from the main base of RAF Wellesbourne Mountford using Wellingtons and Ansons.

22 OTU while at Gaydon conducted bombing and air sea rescue operations helping to aid the allied war effort.

[4][6] Working on an airfield where the training of pilots was taking place was extremely dangerous because of the inexperience of the crews and the worn condition of their aircraft.

The aircraft were often flown in harsh weather conditions both on UK training sorties and on operations over Northern Europe.

This included an Operational Readiness Platform and the Gaydon type hangar which was large enough to accommodate the new V-bombers which were coming into service.

[16] In 1978 the airfield was bought by British Leyland,[17] and with the subsequent development of vehicle test facilities, the site became home to what was then known as BL Technology.

[citation needed] Of particular note are the airfield control tower[19] and the two main hangars, although only one of these retains its original appearance.