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Membury

Major
Also known as: Membury Aerodrome / Membury Business Park / Membury Services / Membury Solar Farm / Orta Membury Solar Farm / RAF Membury / USAAF Station 466
County: West Berkshire
Current Status: Aviation / Industry / Motorway service area
Date: August 1942 - 31 March 1955; subsequent minor use to present
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF / Civil / USAAF
Landing Surface Types: Paved

N.B. - Membury is situated across the two counties of West Berkshire and Wiltshire but primarily geographically resides in West Berkshire.

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013): 

  • Berkshire Pallets Ltd
  • Days Inn Membury
  • Jacquet Weston Engineering
  • Rutpen Ltd
  • Southern Sailplanes
  • Walker Logistics Ltd
  • Welcome Break Membury

Notable Past Associated Organisations:

  • 82nd Airborne Division

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 3 MU

  • 3rd Photographic Group
  • No 19 Sqn

  • 67th Observation Group
  • 67th Reconnaissance Group
  • 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
  • 79th TCS
  • 80th TCS
  • 81st TCS
  • 82nd TCS
  • No 121 Airfield

  • No 187 Sqn

  • 366th FG
  • 389th FS
  • 390th FS
  • 391st FS
  • 436th TCG

  • No 525 Sqn

  • No 1552 RAT Flight No 5 Section

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T2 Type Aircraft Shed at Membury, 15 July 2006. © Richard Flagg

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Runway 04:22 (now 05:23), looking south-west from the services access road, 15 July 2006. © Richard Flagg

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Runway 04:22 (now 05:23), looking south-west from the services access road, 7 March 2016. © Richard Flagg

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T2 Type Aircraft Shed at Membury, 13 July 2016. © Richard Flagg

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Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking north-west, 13 July 2016. © Richard Flagg

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Towed Target Store at Membury, 13 July 2016. © Richard Flagg

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A Romney Hut at Membury, 26 April 2021.

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A Romney Hut at Membury, 26 April 2021.

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