Henlow
| Also known as: | Henlow Aerodrome / RAF Henlow / RAF Station, Henlow |
| County: | Bedfordshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation (main position) / Museum |
| Date: | Opened 1918 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / Civil |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later metal, later unpaved |
| Prominent People: | Bill Shankly |
| Aircraft Roles: | Air observation post / Aircraft ferrying / Aircraft modification/repair (main role) / Anti-aircraft co-operation / Army aviation / Communications / Fighter / General aviation / Military development/support / Trainer |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Clifton Parish Council
- Henlow HIVE
- Henlow Parish Council
- RAF Signals Museum
- St. Andrew's Church, Henlow
- St. Mary's Church, Henlow
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 Air Stores Park
- No 1 AACU 'W' Flight
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No 1 AACU 'X' Flight
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No 1 AACU 'Y' Flight
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No 1 AACU 'Z' Flight
- No 1 School of Recruit Training
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No 2 Air Stores Park
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No 2 RAF Depot
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No 2 Salvage Centre
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No 3 Air Stores Park
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No 3 FP
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No 3 Salvage Centre
- No 4 Repair & Salvage Unit
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No 4 Salvage Centre
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No 5 (Eastern) ARD
- No 5 Repair & Salvage Unit
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No 6 Air Stores Park
- No 6 Repair & Salvage Unit
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No 7 Air Stores Park
- No 11 Repair & Salvage Unit
- No 11 Servicing Flight Section
- No 11 Servicing Section
- No 12 Repair & Salvage Unit
- No 12 Servicing Flight Section
- No 12 Servicing Section
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No 13 MU
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No 13 SoTT
- No 14 School of Recruit Training
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No 14 SoTT
- No 15 Servicing Flight
- No 16 Servicing Flight
- No 17 Servicing Flight
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No 19 Sqn
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No 20 Air Stores Park
- No 21 Aircraft Depot
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No 23 Sqn
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No 43 Gp Comm Flight
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No 43 Sqn
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No 49 MU
- No 52 Repair & Salvage Unit
- No 65 Wing Servicing Unit
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No 80 Sqn
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No 106 EGS / E106 EGS
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No 106 GS
- No 241 Sqn
- No 511 Aircraft & MT Repair Unit
- No 511 Forward Repair Unit
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No 616 GS
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No 616 VGS
- No 661 Sqn
- No 709 Defence Sqn
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No 1959 Reserve AOP Flight
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No 1961 Reserve AOP Flight
- No 2709 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2727 Sqn RAF Regiment
- Aviation Medicine Flight
- The Band Of The Queen's Division
- Defence Cultural Specialist Unit
- Defence Flying Complaints
- Digital Forensic Flight
- Henlow Flying Club
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Home Aircraft Depot
- HQ RAF Police Professional Standards Dept
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Inland Area Aircraft Depot
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Joint Arms Control Implementation Group
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Parachute Test Unit (Ministry of Supply)
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Pilotless Aircraft Section
- Provost Marshal's Dog Inspectorate
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Queen Bee Flight
- Parachute Test Section/Flight
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Radio Engineering Unit
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Rapier Cold Trials Unit
- RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
- RAF Meteorological Flight
- RAF Officer Cadet Training Unit
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RAF School of Aeronautical Engineering (Officers)
- RAF Technical College
- Service Complaints Investigation Team
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Signals Development Unit
- Specialist and Security Police Wing
- Station Flight, Henlow
- Support Chain Information Services
- Support Command Signals Staff (SCSS)
- Wir4eless Fitting Party
Personnel at Henlow. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Brown
A damaged aircraft at Henlow. Courtesy of New Zealand Bomber Command Association/Brown
The entrance to Henlow, 31 May 2012.
Coupled General Service Flight Sheds (Building 186), 2 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Coupled General Service Flight Sheds (Building 188), 2 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Runway 09:27 looking west, 2 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Coupled General Service Flight Sheds (Building 189), 2 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Site of a hangar, 2 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Sommerfeld Track at Henlow, 2 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
Gate Guard at Henlow, a Hawker Hunter F.1, 2 August 2013. © Richard Flagg
An accommodation block at Henlow, 15 August 2015.
Aircraft of Henlow Flying Club at Henlow, 24 June 2017.
Hangar (Building 190), 28 October 2017. © Richard Flagg
Runway 14:32 looking north west, 28 October 2017. © Richard Flagg
Landing Circle at Henlow, 28 October 2017. © Richard Flagg
Footage of Henlow, 1933. Courtesy of British Pathé
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