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Also known as: Oakley Aerodrome / RAF Oakley / Worminghall (unofficial local name) / Wornal Park
County: Buckinghamshire
Current Status: Aviation / Farmland (main position) / Industry (main position)
Date: 27 May 1942 - circa 1953; subsequent minor use to present
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF (main user) / Civil (minor use)
Landing Surface Types: Paved
Aircraft Roles: General aviation (minor use) / Military development/support / Trainer (main role)

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

  • AB Systems Ltd
  • Beechfield Restorations Ltd
  • D2F Group
  • Gemini Prototyping
  • Gentry Restorations Ltd
  • Natural Balance Foods Ltd
  • Natural Building Technologies
  • Oakley Parish Council
  • Oranka Fruit Juices Ltd
  • Oxford Cheese Company
  • Quires Ltd
  • Rallyschool (rallyschool.co.uk)
  • SLR Consulting Ltd
  • Teknomat UK Ltd t/a Bean Bags Coffee
  • TipsTrade Ltd
  • UKP Worldwide (UK) - formerly UK Postings Ltd
  • Worminghall Parish Council
  • Zilco Europe Ltd

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 11 OTU
  • Buckinghamshire Microlight Club
  • Target Aircraft Development Unit
001Aerial View of RAF Oakley Airfield - 14 January 2007.png

Aerial view of Oakley, 14 January 2007. © Richard Flagg

002Hangar : B1 Type Aircraft Shed - 15 March 2013.png

B1 Type Aircraft Shed at Oakley, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg

003Hangar : B1 Type Aircraft Shed interior - 15 March 2013.png

B1 Type Aircraft Shed interior at Oakley, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg

003N.F.E Store - 15 March 2013.png

Night Flying Equipment Store at Oakley, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg

004Unknown Building 02 - 15 March 2013.png

Unknown building at Oakley, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg

005Runway 02:20. Looking south from the runway 20 threshold - 15 March 2013.png

Looking south from the runway 20 threshold at Oakley, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg

006Taxiway at the east of airfield. Looking north from adjacent to the B1 Hangar - 15 March 2013.png

Taxiway at the east of airfield, looking north from the adjacent B1 Hangar, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg

007Taxiway at the east of the airfield. Looking south from adjacent to the B1 Hangar - 15 March 2013.png

Taxiway at the east of airfield, looking south from the adjacent B1 Hangar, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg

008Runway 07:25. Looking south west from the runway 07 threshold - 15 March 2013.png

Looking south-west from the runway 07 threshold, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg

009Taxiway at the north east of the airfield. Looking north west from the runway 07 threshold towards the runway 20 threshold - 15 March 2013.png

Taxiway at the north-east of the airfield. Looking north-west from the runway 07 threshold towards the runway 20 threshold, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg

010Taxiway at the west of the airfield. Gate on to the airfield at Wornal Park - 15 March 2013.png

Taxiway at the west of the airfield. Gate on to the airfield at Wornal Park, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg

Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Oakley airfield. Courtesy of SKYFLYBRI

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Key
Purple = Boundary
Yellow = Roads and tracks
White = Blast and air raid shelters
Red = Buildings/structures

Plan of Oakley. Courtesy of Ed Andrews

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Westcott

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