Goldhanger
Major
| Also known as: | Gardeners Farm / Goldhanger Aerodrome / Goldhanger Landing Ground / RAF Goldhanger / RFC Goldhanger |
| County: | Essex |
| Current Status: | Farmland |
| Date: | August 1915 - June 1919; subsequent minor use |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / RFC (main user) / RNAS / Civil (minor use) |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Fighter (main role) / General aviation (minor use) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- The Gardeners Farm Shop
- Goldhanger History Group
- Goldhanger Parish Council
- Maldon Library
- St. George's Church, Heybridge Basin, Maldon - former Sergeants' Mess building, transferred there in 1920, also a venue for village meetings
- St. Peter's Church, Goldhanger - military graves
Main unit(s) present:
- No 37 Sqn
- No 74 Sqn
| Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s): | |
| Home Defence Flight Station(s): | |
| Home Defence Landing Ground(s): | Blackheath / Braintree / Broomfield (Chelmsford), Essex / Burnham-on-Crouch I / Easthorpe / Gosfield (Sible Hedingham) / Martlesham Heath / North Benfleet / Plough Corner / Sheerness / Stutton / Wormingford |