Henstridge
Major
| Also known as: | Gibbs Marsh Trading Estate / Henstridge Airfield Industrial Estate / HMS Dipper / RN Air Station, Henstridge / RNAS Henstridge |
| County: | Somerset |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Industry (main position) |
| Date: | 1 April 1943 - 1958; subsequent limited flying to present |
| Current Use: | Limited flying |
| Used By: | FAA (main user) / Civil (limited flying) |
| Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Air ambulance / General aviation (limited flying) / 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 01/07/2013):
- Abbas & Templecombe Parish Council
- Airfield MOT Centre Ltd
- Ashbourne Medical Ltd
- Backlist Ltd
- Barvick Engineering Ltd
- Bear Basics
- Brian Kinder & Son
- Chris Everill Commercials
- Churngold Construction Ltd
- Diacut Ltd
- Dorset Design
- H & H Commercial Refinishers
- Henstridge Parish Council
- Henstridge Tyre & Battery Ltd
- Lewis Coaches Stalbridge Ltd
- Marnhull Roofing
- Marsh Skips
- O & O Vehicle Engineering
- Perrett Engineering
- Phil Burge Auto Spares
- Riverside Blast Cleaning Services
- Salisbury & Shaftesbury Car Club
- Stalbridge Archive Group
- Stalbridge History Society
- Stalbridge Town Council
- Symonds Salvage
- Timewarp Distribution
- Waverley Commercials
The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):
- Stalbridge Info
Main unit(s) present:
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24th Naval Fighter Wing
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No 718 Sqn
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No 748 Sqn
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No 760 Sqn
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No 761 Sqn
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No 767 Sqn
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No 794 Sqn
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No 799 Sqn
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No 808 Sqn
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No 885 Sqn
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No 886 Sqn
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No 887 Sqn
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No 894 Sqn
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No 897 Sqn
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Blackmore Vale GC
- Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
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Dorset GC
- Station Flight, Henstridge
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Wessex Aviation & Transport
Plan of Henstridge, c. 1940s. © Royal Navy Research Archive. Click here for more information.
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