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Caxton Gibbet

Major
Also known as: Caxton / Caxton Gibbet Aerodrome / RAF Caxton Gibbet
County: Cambridgeshire
Current Status: Farmland
Date: 7 July 1934 - 9 July 1945 (Care & Maintenance)
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF / Civil
Landing Surface Types: Unpaved
Aircraft Roles: General 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):

  • Caxton Parish Council

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 22 EFTS
  • Cambridge GC
  • Ely Aero Club
001Aerial View of RAF Caxton Gibbet - 5 April 2009.png

Aerial view of Caxton Gibbet, 5 April 2009. © Richard Flagg

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Aerial view of Caxton Gibbet, 5 April 2009. © Richard Flagg

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Looking south across the airfield from a northern access point, 26 April 2010. © Richard Flagg

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Part of the technical site, 26 April 2010. © Richard Flagg

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Part of the technical site, 26 April 2010. © Richard Flagg

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Cambridge

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