Booker (Marlow) (Wycombe Air Park)
| Also known as: | Booker Aerodrome / High Wycombe / High Wycombe Landing Ground / Marlow Aerodrome / RAF Booker / RAF Station, Booker / RFC High Wycombe |
| County: | Buckinghamshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation |
| Date: | Opened February 1917 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF / RFC / Civil |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved/unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Communications / General aviation (main role) / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Airpart Supply Limited
- Airways Aero Associations Ltd - operator
- Great Marlow Parish Council
- Marlow Town Council - name only
- The Pad - bar and restaurant
- Wycombe District Council - owner
- Wycombe Squash & Racketball Club
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 Basic FTS
- No 5 MU
- No 21 EFTS
- No 126 EGS / C126 EGS
- No 126 GS
- 604 Squadron Flying Group
- No 825 Defence Sqn
- Advanced Flying Club
- Air Crew Allocation Unit
- Airways Flying Club
- BEA Silver Wing GC
- Bomber Command Comm Flight
- Bomber Command Comm Sqn
- Booker Aviation
- Booker GC
- Caledonian Advanced Pilot Training
- Chiltern Classic Flight
- High Wycombe Flying Group
- Home Command Modified Officer Cadet Training Unit
- Joint Services Staff College Flight
- Phoenix Flying Group
- Seven Flying Group
- Station Flight, Booker
- The Tiger Flyers
- University of London Air Sqn
- Wycombe Air Centre
A Cessna 152 at Booker, 4 July 1987.
A Bellman Hangar at Booker, 12 July 2008. © Richard Flagg
Control Tower and CFI Block with the new Control Tower, 20 November 2015. © Richard Flagg
The new Control Tower, 20 November 2015. © Richard Flagg
Fire Fighting Equipment Hut at Booker, 12 July 2008. © Richard Flagg
Fire Tender House at Booker, 12 July 2008. © Richard Flagg
Main Stores building at Booker, 12 July 2008. © Richard Flagg
Ground Instructional Block at Booker, 12 July 2008. © Richard Flagg
Main Entrance of Booker, 12 July 2008. © Richard Flagg
A Schleicher ASK-13 at Booker, 12 July 2008. © Richard Flagg
A Schleicher ASK-13 at Booker, 12 July 2008. © Richard Flagg
View of Booker, 18 January 2017.
Footage from Booker, c. 1960s. Courtesy of British Movietone
An air display at Booker, 1966. Courtesy of British Pathé
The control tower being moved to Brooklands, 1997. Courtesy of andysvideo