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: Parents hoping to rebuild their lives after guilty plea
The parents of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn have said they hope they can start to rebuild their lives after US citizen Anne Sacoolas admitted causing his death.
Mr Dunn, 19, died following a crash outside a US military base in Northamptonshire in August 2019.
Anne Sacoolas, 45, via videolink, to causing his death by careless driving.
His Mother Charlotte Charles said they had " suppressed and Buried " The Pain .
On 27 August 2019, 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 .
Her guilty plea In Court on Thursday marked The End of The Family 's three-year wait for justice.
" We've got a lot of therapy to go through, " Ms Charles told Bbc Breakfast .
" It's going to be a while before we really understand the depths of the Mental Health issues.
" You live with The Pain every minute of Every Day that we have suppressed and Buried . . for over three years now.
" You get to a point where you cope and you Manage - Beyond that you then start to learn to just function. "
She described that as a " coping mechanism" adding: " But you don't live. "
" We've got to find a way with a lot of help in trying to move forward now and trying to rebuild, " She Said .
" That starts with the horrific task of letting that hurt rise to The Surface . "
Harry's father, Tim Dunn , said: " It's not going to be great. "
He Said the support of their families and those backing their campaign for justice had helped them through.
" The support we've had. . it makes me cry sometimes. We couldn't have done it without the support and help of everybody. "
Sacoolas is expected to be sentenced at The End of November.
Source of news: bbc.com
