RAF Croughton
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| Area | 278 |
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| Operator | United States Air Force |
| Year built | 1938 |
| In use | Royal Air Force |
| US Air Force | |
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| ID | 2952693 |
About RAF Croughton
Royal Air Force Croughton or more simply RAF Croughton is a Royal Air Force station which is currently a United States Air Force communications station in Northamptonshire, England. It is southeast of the village of Croughton.
Harry Dunn: Justice for family three years after crash death
... On 27 August 2019, he died in a crash near Raf Croughton, Northamptonshire, after US national Anne Sacoolas s car struck his motorbike moments after she left the base...
Harry Dunn: Anne Sacoolas gets suspended jail term for fatal crash
... Prosecutor Duncan Atkinson KC told the court that on 27 August 2019, Sacoolas turned out of Raf Croughton and drove 350 metres (1,148ft) on the wrong side of the road for 26 seconds...
Harry Dunn: US driver will not attend sentencing in person
... Sacoolas was driving on the wrong side of the road near Raf Croughton, a US air base in Northamptonshire, when she crashed her Volvo and killed the motorcyclist in August 2019...
'Harry Dunn had to be household name for justice,' says mother
... " On 27 August 2019, US citizen Sacoolas turned out of Raf Croughton and drove on the wrong side of the road for more than 20 seconds...
Harry Dunn: Parents hoping to rebuild their lives after guilty plea
... On 27 August 2019, Sacoolas turned out of Raf Croughton and drove on the wrong side of the road for more than 20 seconds...
Harry Dunn: Anne Sacoolas admits causing crash death
... Sacoolas had turned out of Raf Croughton and then driven 350 metres (1148ft) on the wrong side of the road for over 20 seconds...
Harry Dunn crash: Anne Sacoolas appears in court
... Mrs Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity asserted on her behalf by the US administration following the collision near Raf Croughton and left the UK 19 days later...
Richard Morris: Diplomat was stressed before death, inquest hears
... He was assigned to a case that caused a diplomatic incident with the US - that of 19-year-old Harry Dunn, who was killed when a car crashed into his motorbike outside Raf Croughton in Northamptonshire...
'Harry Dunn had to be household name for justice,' says mother
Harry Dunn 's mother said she had to make her son a " household name" to get justice.
Mr Dunn, 19, died following a crash outside a US military base in Northamptonshire in August 2019.
Last month, Anne Sacoolas, 45, via videolink, to causing his death by careless driving.
The teenager's mother Charlotte Charles said: " It's all been about doing The Right thing from Day One . "
On 27 August 2019, US citizen Sacoolas turned out of Raf Croughton and drove on the wrong side of The Road for More Than 20 seconds.
She hit Mr Dunn, who was riding his motorbike on the correct side of The Road .
Sacoolas had Diplomatic Immunity asserted on her behalf by the US administration following The Crash and left the UK 19 days later.
She was charged with causing his death but an extradition request was rejected by the US government a month later, causing a diplomatic row between the Two Countries .
Speaking to Mrs Charles said: " We have put ourselves Out There . . Harry has had to become household name to get justice done.
" When you choose to embark on a campaign, you have to take the rough with the smooth. "
She admitted she had been " thrown off course" by some of the reactions from The Public , despite it being " overwhelmingly" positive.
" The support we have had has been immense. Without the support of The Public and media, we wouldn't be Here - it has all been Worth It , " she added.
Sacoolas will be sentenced later this month and The Judge , Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb, urged her to attend court In Person , having appeared via videolink for previous hearings.
" Our job is done. It's over to The Judge now, " Mrs Charles said.
Sacoolas's guilty plea In Court marked The End of The Family 's three-year wait for justice.
" There 's been so much buried, we've needed to get this campaign done, get justice done, " Mrs Charles said.
She said she was " a little more emotional, a little bit more tearful and little more accepting of the fact that I need to start allowing the grief to set in to now".
Mrs Charles said should would now " start opening that horrific Pandora's box that's sat in The Pit of my stomach".
" I know There is a lot in There that is going to hurt like hell, " She Said .
Source of news: bbc.com
