Airfield search
Panshanger (Holwellhyde)
| Also known as: | Panshanger Aerodrome / RAF Holwellhyde / RAF Panshanger / RAF Station, Panshanger |
| County: | Hertfordshire |
| Current Status: | Housing |
| Date: | 1930s - 20 September 2014; (decoy) 1940 - 16 July 1942 (abandoned (as C99)) |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Role(s): | General aviation / Trainer |
| Decoy Type(s): | K, also QF and QL |
| Decoy Number(s): | M3 |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Hertingfordbury Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 E&RFTS
- No 1 EFTS
- No 1 RFS
- No 127 EGS / C127 EGS
- No 127 GS
- Biggleswade Flying Group
- Carnegie Flying Group
- Forester Flying Group
- Hertfordshire Experimental Group
- Hertfordshire Police Flying Club
- Wasp Flying Group
- Welwyn Flying Group
A hangar at Panshangar, 23 March 2006.
Remains of a building at Panshangar, 23 March 2006.
A Piper PA-32R-300 Cherokee Lance at Panshangar, 17 May 2009. © Richard Flagg
A Piper PA-31-310 Navajo at Panshangar, 17 May 2009. © Richard Flagg
The Police Flying Club at Panshanger, 1956. Courtesy of British Pathé
An indoor bicycle track built in a hangar at Panshanger, 1967. Courtesy of British Pathé
| Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s): |
