Henlow
| Also known as: | Henlow Aerodrome / RAF Henlow |
| County: | Bedfordshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Museum |
| Date: | Opened 1918 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF |
| Prominent People: | Bill Shankly |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Clifton Parish Council
- Henlow HIVE
- Henlow Parish Council
- RAF Signals Museum
- St. Andrew's Church, Henlow
- St. Mary's Church, Henlow
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 Air Stores Park
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No 1 AACU 'X' Flight
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No 1 AACU 'Y' Flight
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No 1 AACU 'Z' Flight
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No 2 Air Stores Park
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No 2 RAF Depot
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No 2 Salvage Centre
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No 3 Air Stores Park
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No 3 FP
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No 3 Salvage Centre
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No 4 Salvage Centre
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No 5 (Eastern) ARD
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No 6 Air Stores Park
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No 7 Air Stores Park
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No 13 MU
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No 13 SoTT
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No 14 SoTT
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No 19 Sqn
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No 20 Air Stores Park
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No 23 Sqn
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No 43 Gp Comms Flight
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No 43 Sqn
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No 49 MU
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No 80 Sqn
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No 106 EGS
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No 106 GS
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No 616 GS
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No 616 VGS
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No 1959 Reserve AOP Flight
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No 1961 Reserve AOP Flight
- No 2709 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2727 Sqn RAF Regiment
- Henlow Flying Club
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Home Aircraft Depot
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Inland Area Aircraft Depot
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Joint Arms Control Implementation Group
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Parachute Test Unit (Ministry of Supply)
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Pilotless Aircraft Section
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Queen Bee Flight
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Radio Engineering Unit
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Rapier Cold Trials Unit
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RAF School of Aeronautical Engineering (Officers)
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Signals Development Unit
Personnel at Henlow. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Brown
A damaged aircraft at Henlow. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Brown
Coupled General Service Flight Sheds (Building 186), 2 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Coupled General Service Flight Sheds (Building 188), 2 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Runway 09:27 looking west, 2 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Coupled General Service Flight Sheds (Building 189), 2 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Site of a hangar, 2 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Sommerfeld Track at Henlow, 2 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Gate Guard at Henlow, a Hawker Hunter F.1, 2 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Hangar (Building 190), 28 October 2017. © Richard Flagg
Runway 14:32 looking north west, 28 October 2017. © Richard Flagg
Landing Circle at Henlow, 28 October 2017. © Richard Flagg
Footage of Henlow, 1933. Courtesy of British Pathé
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