Newton, Nottinghamshire
Major
| Also known as: | Newton Aerodrome / Newton Business Park / RAF Newton / RAF Station, Newton |
| County: | Nottinghamshire |
| Current Status: | Industry / Leisure activity |
| Date: | July 1940 - November 2000 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Bomber / Trainer |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Babcock International Group
- Newton Nottingham LLP
- Newton Parish Council
- UCDgroup/UCDfacilities
Main unit(s) present:
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No 2 Gliding Centre
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No 2 Home Command Gliding Centre
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No 2 FIS (Advanced)
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No 3 (Polish) Holding Unit
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No 7 AEF
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No 9 SoTT
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No 12 (Fighter) Group
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No 12 Gp Comms Flight
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No 13 Gp Comms Flight
- No 16 (Polish) SFTS
- No 22 FTS
- No 22 SFTS
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No 49 GS
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No 58 MU
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No 93 MU
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No 98 Sqn
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No 103 Sqn
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No 150 Sqn
- No 644 GS
- No 644 VGS
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No 1333 (Transport Support) CU
- No 2722 Sqn RAF Regiment
- Air Cadets Central Gliding School
- Central Gliding School
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East Midlands Universities Air Sqn
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HQ Air Cadets
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Nottingham UAS
The control tower and a hangar at Newton, 23 October 2009.
The control tower at Newton, 23 October 2009.
Hangars at Newton, 23 October 2009.
Hangars at Newton, 15 October 2016.
Aerial footage of Newton, c. 2016. Courtesy of Matt Allen