Fairford
| Also known as: | RAF Fairford / RAF Station, Fairford / USAAF Station 457 |
| County: | Gloucestershire |
| Current Status: | Aviation |
| Date: | Opened January 1944 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF / USAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Airborne forces/transport / Aircraft display / Bomber / Communications / Trainer / Transport |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Fairford History Society
- Fairford Library
- Fairford Town Council
- Kempsford Parish Council
- Marston Meysey Parish Meeting
- Meysey Hampton Parish Council
- The Bull Hotel
The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):
- The Fairford Website
Main unit(s) present:
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No 3 (P) AFU
- No 4 FTS
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No 10 Sqn
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No 22 HGCU
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No 27 Gp Comm Flight
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No 30 Sqn
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No 47 Sqn
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No 53 Sqn
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No 113 Sqn
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No 190 Sqn
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No 204 AFS
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No 241 OCU
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No 283 (Airborne Forces) Wing
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No 295 Sqn
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No 297 Sqn
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No 620 Sqn
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No 1528 RAT Flight
- No 1529 BAT Flight
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No 1555 RAT Flight
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No 1556 RAT Flight
- No 2706 Sqn RAF Regiment
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7020th ABG
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Central Flying School
- RAF Aerobatic Team (The Red Arrows)
- Station Flight, Fairford
One of four aircraft taking part in the second B-52 raid from Fairford during the Gulf War, 10 February 1991. © Richard Cawsey/www.abpic.co.uk
Boeing B-52G Stratofortresses at Fairford during the Gulf War, 24 February 1991. © Kev Slade/www.abpic.co.uk
The control tower at Fairford, 7 July 2012. © Richard Flagg
The control tower at Fairford, 11 June 2017.
The Red Arrows in training at Fairford, 1965. Courtesy of British Pathé
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