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Seighford
| Also known as: | RAF Seighford / RAF Station, Seighford / Seighford Aerodrome |
| County: | Staffordshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland / Industry / Leisure activity / Public road |
| Date: | 27 August 1942 - January 1966; winch launched gliding since 1992 |
| Current Use: | Limited flying |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Paved, later unpaved (winch launched gliding) |
| Aircraft Role(s): | Aircraft maintenance / General aviation (winch launched gliding) / Trainer |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/04/2024):
- Bescot Promotions – Saturday market
- Driveme.Net Ltd
- Ellenhall Parish Meeting
- The Hollybush, Seighford – pub
- Ranton Parish Council
- St. Chad’s Church, Seighford – WW2 personnel memorial
- Seighford Parish Council
- Stafford Driving Centre
- The Under 17 Car Club Charitable Trust
Main unit(s) present:
- No 21 (P) AFU
- No 30 OTU
- Staffordshire GC
Remains of a runway at Seighford, 21 October 2007.
Remains of the airfield at Seighford, 3 December 2008.
A runway at Seighford, 3 December 2008.
A Nissen hut at Seighford, 14 September 2020.
The control tower and buildings at Seighford, 14 September 2020.
The control tower at Seighford, 14 September 2020.
The control tower and buildings at Seighford, 14 September 2020.
The control tower at Seighford, 14 September 2020.
Various photographs of Seighford, 1990. Courtesy of 1tothirtysix/Roland Griffith
Plan of Seighford, c. 1945. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
| Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s): | Hixon / Peplow / Wheaton Aston |
