Baginton (Coventry)
Major
| Also known as: | Bagington (misspelling) / Baginton Aerodrome / Baginton Airport / Coventry Airport / RAF Baginton |
| County: | Warwickshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation |
| Date: | Opened 1919 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / RAF (Polish) / Civil (main user) / RAAF / RCAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved (1960) |
| Prominent People: | Pope John Paul II |
| Aircraft Roles: | Aircraft manufacture (main role) / Airliner (main role) / Anti-aircraft co-operation / Fighter / General aviation (main role) / Trainer |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Baginton Parish Council
- Coventry Airport Ltd - operator
- DC-6 Diner - restaurant inside a grounded airliner
- Midland Air Museum
- Rigby Group - owner
- RVL Group
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- Coventry City Council
- Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd
- TUI AG
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 Camouflage Unit
- No 6 AACU
- No 9 Gp AAC Flight
- No 32 Sqn
- No 63 OTU
- No 79 Sqn
- No 134 Sqn
- No 135 Sqn
- No 308 Sqn
- No 403 Sqn
- No 457 Sqn
- No 605 Sqn
- Air Commuter
- Air Safaris
- All Seasons Contracting
- Armstrong Siddeley Flying Club
- Atlantic Airlines
- Atlantic Flight Training Ltd
- AWA Flying Group
- Bristol Siddeley (Coventry) Flying Club
- Camouflage Flight
- Coventry Aeroplane Club
- Coventry GC
- Devonair
- Don Everall (Aviation)
- GEC (Coventry) Flying Group
- Grand Prix Flying Group
- Janus Airways
- Jersey Airlines
- Melba Airways
- Midland Air Training Ltd
- Proctor Group
- Sir Armstrong Whitworth Flying Group
- Special Duties Flight
- Trans European Airways
- Wizz Air
View of Baginton from Bubbenhall Road, 18 April 2015.
An Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 being tested at Baginton in 1947. Courtesy of British Pathé
Footage of an Armstrong Whitworth Apollo at Baginton, 1949. Courtesy of British Pathé
King's Cup Air Race at Baginton, 1954. Courtesy of British Pathé
King's Cup Air Race at Baginton, 1957. Courtesy of British Pathé
An Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair at Baginton, 1968. Courtesy of clarkgore
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