Culham (Clifton Hampden)
Major
| Also known as: | Culham Science Centre / HMS Hornbill / RN Air Station, Culham / RNAS Culham |
| County: | Oxfordshire |
| Current Status: | Industry / Nuclear laboratory |
| Date: | May 1933 - 1960 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | FAA / Civil |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved (1944) |
| Aircraft Roles: | General aviation / Naval aviation (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):
- Advanced Magnetic Resonance Ltd
- Agenda PR & Marketing
- Art Deco Productions
- Astec Engineering
- Aurox Ltd
- Buzzard Products Ltd
- City Challenge
- claireLOGIC Corporate Ltd
- Clifton Hampden Parish Council
- Croft Associates Ltd
- Culham Conference Centre
- Culham Electromagnetics
- Culham Parish Council
- EFDA JET
- Forensic Access
- Herbert & Webster Ltd
- Ideal Flooring (Oxford) Ltd
- ISIS Instruments
- Jet Joint Undertaking
- Johnson Control
- Kaleidoscope Events Ltd
- Kingwood
- Laser Gaming UK
- LGC Forensics
- Ludger Ltd
- Montcalm International Ltd
- OXIS Energy Limited
- Packaging Products Direct Ltd
- Pan-Ex
- RAE Systems UK
- Reaction Engines Ltd
- Restoration Refinishing
- Richard Butcher
- Scientific Magnetics Ltd
- SKM Enviros
- Soccer Kits Plus
- Success Unlimited
- The Big Idea
- Toddlercare
- Tokamak Solutions UK Ltd
- Valiant Plumbing
- Wessex Recovery
- White Horse Turf
- Woodruff Scientific Ltd
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- The Trout
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 Ferry Flight
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No 739 Sqn
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No 812 Sqn
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No 1830 Sqn
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No 1832 Sqn
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No 1832A Sqn
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No 1832B Sqn
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No 1835 Sqn
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No 1836 Sqn
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No 1840 Sqn
- Station Flight, Culham
A hangar at Culham, 22 April 2010.
Part of the perimeter track at Culham, 16 March 2011.
A hangar at Culham, 3 March 2012.
A hangar at Culham, 3 March 2012.
Part of a runway at Culham, 3 March 2012.
Part of the perimeter track at Culham, 28 December 2020.
Plan of Clifton Hampden. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
Plan of Culham, c. 1940s. © Royal Navy Research Archive. Click here for more information.
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