Brooklands (Weybridge)
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"Two of Britain’s all-time favourite military aircraft made their first flights at Brooklands in the mid-1930s, the Hawker Hurricane on 6 November 1935 and Vickers Wellington on 15 June 1936.
"| Also known as: | Brooklands Aerodrome / Brooklands Business Park / Brooklands Community Park / Brooklands Industrial Park / RAF Brooklands / RFC Brooklands / Mercedes-Benz World |
| County: | Surrey |
| Current Status: | Industry / Leisure activity / Museum |
| Date: | 1909 - February 1970; subsequent minor use |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / RFC / Civil |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved |
| Prominent People: | Eardley Billing / Paul 'George' Bulman / Harry Hawker / Alliott Verdon Roe |
| Aircraft Roles: | Aircraft manufacture (main role) / Aircraft preparation/storage / Army aviation / 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):
- Advanced Technology Installations Ltd
- Ansett Aircraft Spares & Services
- Argos Ltd
- Ashtead Retail & Wholesale Ltd
- Avro Motor Cars
- Beauchamp Place (Chorleywood) Management Co Ltd
- Brooklands Aviation Museum
- Bryan Carter Solicitors LLP
- Byfleet Library
- Central Garage (Surrey) Ltd
- Cherrylands Nursery
- Clarks Retail Ltd
- Currys
- D K Opto Ltd
- Early Learning Centre Ltd
- Fredrickson International Ltd
- Graphic Express
- Ideal Homes Southern Ltd
- Kite Glass
- Luxfords of Weybridge Ltd
- Marks & Spencer Plc
- Mayhill Tobacco Products Ltd
- Mercedes-Benz World
- Mothercare Plc
- MPL Interiors Ltd
- Noma Lites Ltd
- Panoramic View Ltd
- PC World
- Pellings Wood Management Ltd
- Persimmon Homes South East Ltd
- Pyramid Visuals Ltd
- Rabbit Run Events
- Richard Thompson Insurance Brokers Ltd
- Specialised Freight Services Ltd
- Specialist Site Supplies
- Tesco Stores Ltd
- The Automobile Association Ltd
- The Dutch Pancake Co Ltd
- Timpson Ltd
- TNT UK Ltd
- Valet Approved
- Videotree Ltd
- Walton & Weybridge Local History Society
- Weybridge Library
- Yamaha Motor (UK) Ltd
- Yeoman Design Co
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- Hawker Aircraft Ltd
- Martinsyde Ltd
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 Sqn
- No 2 RAS
- No 2 RS
- No 8 Sqn
- No 9 Sqn
- No 10 (Brooklands) AAP
- No 10 Sqn
- No 46 Sqn
- Wireless & Observers' School
- Wireless School
- Wireless Testing Park
The World's first Flight Ticket Office at Brooklands, 31 December 2005.
Aircraft at Brooklands in 1910. Courtesy of HuntleyFilmArchives
Footage of the King's Cup Air Race at Brooklands, 1928. Courtesy of British Pathé
Footage includes racing and an aircraft landing at Brooklands, 1930s. Courtesy of HuntleyFilmArchives
Getting "Airminded" at Brooklands, 1931. Courtesy of British Pathé
Footage of a Vickers Wellington at Brooklands in the 1930s. Courtesy of British Pathé
Brooklands was sold to Vickers after the Second World War. Courtesy of British Movietone
The BAC hangar at Brooklands before it was demolished. Courtesy of andysvideo
Brooklands control tower, c. 1994. Courtesy of andysvideo
Departures from the last fly-in at Brooklands in 2003. Courtesy of andysvideo
Vickers Vimy replica landing at Brooklands, 15 November 2009. Courtesy of REI02021809
A Vickers Vanguard/Merchantman taxiing at Brooklands in 2009. Courtesy of andysvideo
Aerial footage of Brooklands. Courtesy of fatbutcher77
Timelapse video of the dismantling of the Bellman Hangar at Brooklands, 2016. Courtesy of andysvideo
Reconstruction of the Bellman Hangar away from the finishing straight, c. 2016/2017. Courtesy of andysvideo
Footage of the Bofors Gun Tower at Brooklands, c. 2016/2017. Courtesy of andysvideo
The Vickers Wellington being moved in to the reconstructed Bellman Hangar on 25 July 2017. Courtesy of andysvideo
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