Finmere
| Also known as: | Finmere Aerodrome / RAF Finmere / RAF Station, Finmere |
| County: | Buckinghamshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland / Industry / Leisure activity |
| Date: | 1941 - 6 March 1956; subsequent limited flying |
| Current Use: | Limited flying |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / Civil (limited flying) |
| Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Experimental / General aviation (limited flying) / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Barton Hartshorn Parish Meeting
- Chetwode Parish Meeting
- Finmere Aerodrome Car Boot Sale
- Finmere Parish Council
- Newton Purcell with Shelswell Parish Meeting
- Tingewick Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
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No 13 OTU
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No 14 Personnel Transit Centre
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No 60 OTU
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No 282 MU
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No 307 FTU
- No 421 Repair & Salvage Unit
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No 1473 (Special Duties) Flight
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No 1655 Mosquito Training Unit
An Auster on short finals at Finmere, May 1989.
A landing strip on part of the airfield, 15 November 2008.
The control tower at Finmere, 8 August 2009.
Part of the communal site at Finmere, 27 March 2010.
Part of the communal site at Finmere, 27 March 2010.
The control tower at Finmere, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
The control tower at Finmere, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
The control tower at Finmere, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
The control tower at Finmere, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
Various photographs of Finmere. Courtesy of John Grech