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Babdown Farm

Major
Also known as: Babdown / Babdown Farm Aerodrome / Babdown Industrial Estate / RAF Babdown Farm
County: Gloucestershire
Current Status: Farmland / Industry
Date: 1939 - 30 September 1950
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF
Landing Surface Types: Unpaved, later metal
Aircraft Roles: 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):

  • Beverston Parish Council
  • Cotswold Steel Stockholders
  • DF Sales Ltd
  • HMI
  • Isis Electronics Cheltenham Ltd
  • Lorfords Antiques
  • Stretchline (UK) Ltd
  • Tetbury Library
  • Tetbury Town Council
  • Tetbury Training Services
  • The Cotswold Collection
  • The History of Tetbury Society
  • Uniwire Ltd
  • Valley Trading Ltd
  • Woodlodge Products
  • Y E Randall

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 3 FIS (Advanced)
  • No 3 (P) AFU
  • No 7 MU
  • No 9 (P) AFU
  • No 9 SFTS
  • No 15 (P) AFU
  • No 251 MU
  • No 1532 BAT Flight
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Aerial view of Babdown Farm airfield, c. 1982/3. © Dave Welch.

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A HMI warehouse at Babdown Farm, 19 February 2007.

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The rifle range at Babdown Farm, 21 April 2012.

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Looking across Babdown Farm, 22 January 2018.

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

HullavingtonSouth Cerney

Relief Landing Ground(s):

Castle Combe / Long Newnton / Ramsbury

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