Woodford, Cheshire / Greater Manchester
| Also known as: | BAE Woodford / Manchester Woodford / RAF Woodford / Woodford Aerodrome / Woodford Garden Village |
| County: | Greater Manchester |
| Current Status: | Housing / Museum |
| Date: | 21 July 1925 - 25 August 2011 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | Civil |
N.B. - Woodford is situated across the two counties of Cheshire and Greater Manchester but primarily geographically resides in Greater Manchester.
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Avro Heritage Group
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- AV Roe & Company (Avro)
- BAE Systems
- British Aerospace
- Hawker Siddeley Aviation
Main unit(s) present:
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No 183 EGS / NW183 EGS
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No 183 GS
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No 184 EGS / NW184 EGS
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No 184 GS
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No 265 MU
- Avro GC
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Oxford Aviation Academy UK Limited
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Stockport GC
The main gate at Woodford, 12 November 2011.
A hangar at Woodford, 2 April 2015.
The control tower at Woodford, 2 April 2015.
Aerial view of Woodford, 18 April 2014. © Richard Flagg
Aerial view of Woodford, 26 April 2015. © Richard Flagg
An Avro hangar at Woodford, 16 February 2016. © Richard Flagg
A hangar at Woodford, 16 February 2016. © Richard Flagg
Runway 07:25, looking north-west from the runway 07 threshold, 16 February 2016. © Richard Flagg
Lancashire Aero Club is inaugurated, 1925. Courtesy of British Pathé
Hawker Siddeley Nimrods at Woodford, 1968. Courtesy of British Pathé
Various aircraft at Woodford Airshow, 1971. Courtesy of stuff2share
Five Avro Shackletons visiting Woodford in March 1989. Courtesy of 1tothirtysix
Interior of a hangar at Woodford, c. 2011. Courtesy of 1MacTavish2
Woodford in 2013. Courtesy of Ringway Manchester
Footage showing demolition at Woodford, c. 2015. Courtesy of peter salmon
Woodford in November 2015. Courtesy of Ringway Manchester
Woodford in November 2015. Courtesy of Ringway Manchester
Aerial footage of Woodford, c. 2015. Courtesy of Eoin Anderson
Demolition of hangars at Woodford, 2015. Courtesy of TANISLA2