Aston Down (Minchinhampton)
Major
Also known as: | AFC Minchinhampton / Aston Down Aerodrome / Aston Down Business Park / Minchinhampton Aerodrome / RAF Aston Down / RAF Minchinhampton / RAF Station, Aston Down |
County: | Gloucestershire |
Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland / Industry |
Date: | February 1918 - February 1976; subsequent limited flying to present |
Current Use: | Limited flying |
Used By: | AFC (main user) / RAF (main user) / Civil (limited flying) |
Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved |
Aircraft Roles: | Aircraft ferrying / Aircraft preparation/storage (main role) / Communications / General aviation (limited flying) / 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):
- Adtech Polymer Engineering Ltd
- Alyss Toys Limited
- Autonumis Ltd
- Avon Scientific
- Bramblecrest
- Cherington Parish Council
- Cotswold Gliding Club - owner/operator
- Defra
- Education Essentials
- Edwards Trade Storage
- Grass Strip Aviation Ltd
- La Hacienda Ltd
- Leda Properties Ltd
- Loudspeaker Technology Ltd (ATC)
- MASCo Salvage
- Metalwash Ltd
- Minchinhampton Library
- Minchinhampton Local History Group
- Minchinhampton Parish Council
- Sapperton & Frampton Mansell Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 2 FP
- No 2 (Home) FU
- No 3 TEU
- No 4 Sqn
- No 5 MU
- No 5 OTU
- No 5 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit
- No 5 (Training) Sqn AFC
- No 6 (Training) Sqn AFC
- No 7 Aircraft Storage Unit
- No 8 (Training) Sqn AFC
- No 9 FP ATA
- No 9 FPP
- No 12 Gp Pool
- No 20 MU
- No 27 Gp Comm Flight
- No 52 OTU
- No 52 OTU (Fighter Leaders School)
- No 52 OTU (Fighter Command School of Tactics)
- No 55 OTU
- No 81 Gp Comm Flight
- No 83 GS
- No 84 Gp Support Unit
- No 98 Sqn
- No 180 Sqn
- No 187 Sqn
- No 1311 Transport Flight
- No 1689 (Ferry Pilot Training) Flight
- No 2717 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2719 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2724 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2742 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2757 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2759 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2777 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2804 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 3206 Servicing Commando
- No 3207 Servicing Commando
- British Hospitals Air Pageant
- Central Flying School
- Cotswold GC
- Station Flight, Aston Down
- University of West England GC
'Ferry Pilot', 1952. Courtesy of British Pathé
Footage includes shots of Leighterton and Minchinhampton. Courtesy of eyeplays
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