Cranfield
| Also known as: | Cranfield Aerodrome / Cranfield Airport / Cranfield Technology Park / Cranfield University / RAF Cranfield / RAF Station, Cranfield |
| County: | Bedfordshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Industry / University |
| Date: | Opened 1 July 1937 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / Civil (main user) / USAAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Bomber (main role) / Communications / Fighter-reconnaissance / 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 01/09/2020):
- Avalon Aero
- Café Expresso
- Cranfield Aerospace Solutions
- Cranfield Innovation Centre
- Cranfield Parish Council
- Grand Union Housing Group
- Majenta PLM Ltd
- St Peter and St Paul's Church, Cranfield
- Tenpin Ltd
- White Park Brewery
- ZeroAvia
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 Gp Pool
- No 2 Aircraft Delivery Flight
- No 2 CFS
- No 2 Sqn
- No 4 Sqn
- No 14 SFTS
- No 16 ACHU
- No 23 Gp Comm Flight
- No 35 Sqn
- No 51 OTU
- No 58 Repair & Salvage Unit
- No 62 Sqn
- No 82 Sqn
- No 108 Sqn
- No 181 Sqn
- No 183 Sqn
- No 207 Sqn
- No 239 Sqn
- 417th Night Fighter Sqn
- No 791 Defence Sqn
- No 2807 Sqn RAF Regiment
- AI Conversion Flight
- Bedfordshire Air Centre
- Bedfordshire School of Flying
- Billins Air Services
- Bonus Aviation
- CFS
- College of Aeronautics GC
- Cranfield Flying Group
- Empire Test Pilots’ School
- Kestrel Flying Club
- Merlot International Aviation
- Northamptonshire GC
- Osprey Flying Club
- Pilots Replacement Unit
- Station Flight, Cranfield
- Wellington Conversion Flight
Station Headquarters, 26 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
A shelter at Cranfield, 2 November 2011.
Looking north across the airfield from the Control Tower, 27 April 2012. © Richard Flagg
Water Tower and Works Services Buildings, 27 April 2012. © Richard Flagg
Type C Aircraft Shed, 27 April 2012. © Richard Flagg
Control Tower, 27 April 2012. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway and hangars at Cranfield, 8 November 2012.
Control Tower, Fire Section and Hangar viewed from runway 08:26, 26 October 2013. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the west of the airfield, looking north east towards the Control Tower, 26 October 2013. © Richard Flagg
Runway 08:26 looking east, 26 October 2013. © Richard Flagg
Aerial View of Cranfield, 18 April 2014. © Richard Flagg
Type C Aircraft Shed, 17 September 2016. © Richard Flagg
The Ornithopter flying from Cranfield, 1959. Courtesy of British Pathé
Footage of Cranfield, between 6:04 and 8:07, 1970s. Courtesy of HuntleyFilmArchives
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