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 Types: | Paved, later unpaved (winch launched gliding) |
Aircraft Roles: | 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
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 |