Andover (Weyhill)
| Also known as: | Andover Aerodrome / Andover Business Park / Andover Solar Farm / Andover Station / DE&S Andover / DLO Andover / Marlborough Lines / RAF Andover / RAF Station, Andover / RFC Andover / USAAF Station 406 / Weyhill Aerodrome |
| County: | Hampshire |
| Current Status: | Army barracks / Industry / Solar farm |
| Date: | August 1917 - 1980s |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / RFC (main user) / FAA / AAC / USAAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Air observation post / Anti-aircraft co-operation / Army aviation / Bomber (main role) / Communications / Fighter-reconnaissance / Naval aviation / Trainer (main role) / Transport |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Andover History and Archaeology Society
- Andover Library
- Andover Museum
- Andover Town Council
- Co-operative Food Primary Logistics Services
- Holy Trinity Church, Penton Mewsey
- Ikaros Solar Ltd
- Monxton Parish Council
- Oxford Capital
- Penton Grafton Parish Council
- Penton Mewsey Parish Council
- Tidworth HIVE
The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):
- Monxton Matters
Main unit(s) present:
- No 2 (Bomber) Group
- No 2 School of (Aerial) Navigation & Bomb-Dropping
- No 2 School of Army Co-operation
- No 2 Sqn
- No 3 (Bomber) Group
- No 4 Fighter Command Servicing Unit
- No 6 (Coastal) OTU
- No 7 Group
- No 9 Sqn
- No 11 Gp Pool
- No 11 Sqn
- No 12 Sqn
- No 13 Sqn
- No 15 (P) AFU
- No 16 Sqn
- No 21 Sqn
- No 26 BAT Flight
- No 41 OTU
- No 42 OTU
- No 43 OTU
- No 44 Sqn
- No 51 (Army Co-operation) Wing
- No 51 Sqn
- No 53 Sqn
- No 54 (Maintenance) Wing
- No 59 Sqn
- No 63 Sqn
- 71st FW
- No 81 Sqn
- No 82 Sqn
- No 101 Sqn
- No 103 Sqn
- No 104 Sqn
- No 105 Sqn
- No 106 Sqn
- No 107 Sqn
- No 116 Sqn
- No 119 Sqn
- No 142 Sqn
- No 148 Sqn
- No 169 Sqn
- No 170 Sqn
- No 207 Sqn
- No 214 Sqn
- No 215 Sqn
- No 225 Sqn
- No 227 OCU
- No 285 Sqn
- No 289 Sqn
- No 296 Sqn
- 370th FG
- 401st FS
- 402nd FS
- No 431 Flight
- No 445 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flight
- 485th FS
- No 613 Sqn
- No 651 Sqn
- No 657 Sqn
- No 660 Sqn
- No 661 Sqn
- No 664 Sqn
- No 665 Sqn
- No 666 Sqn
- No 759 Defence Sqn
- No 801 Sqn
- No 807 Sqn
- No 808 Sqn
- No 809 Sqn
- No 879 Sqn
- No 887 Sqn
- No 1526 BAT Flight
- No 1900 AOP Flight
- No 1901 AOP Flight
- No 2759 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 3205 Servicing Commando
- No 3209 Servicing Commando
- Air Navigation School
- Air Pilotage School
- Andover Communication Flight
- Army Co-operation Reservoir
- Central Area
- Helicopter Training Flight
- Maintenance Command
- Maintenance Command Communication and Ferry Sqn
- Maintenance Command Communication Flight
- Maintenance Command Communication Sqn
- Meteorological Research Flight
- RAF Staff College
- RAF Staff College Flight
- School of Air Pilotage
- School of Instruction, Southern Training Brigade
- Station Flight, Andover
- Support Command
- Wessex Bombing Area
- Wessex Bombing Area Communication Flight
- Western Area
- Western Comms Sqn
Remains of the airfield at Andover, 24 October 2010.
Remains of the airfield at Andover, 20 March 2011.
Taxiway at the west of the airfield, looking west from Red Post Lane, 10 July 2013. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the west of the airfield, looking east from Red Post Lane, 10 July 2013. © Richard Flagg
Footage from Andover Airshow, 1926. Courtesy of HuntleyFilmArchives
Hawker Harts at Andover, 1931. Courtesy of British Pathé
Footage of No 12 Squadron at Andover. Courtesy of British Movietone
An RAF Pageant at Andover in 1933. Courtesy of British Pathé
| Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s): | |
| Satellite(s): | |
| Relief Landing Ground(s): | Acaster Malbis / Greenham Common / Grove / Long Newnton / Ramsbury / Tatenhill / Thruxton |
| Decoy Airfield(s): |