Kemble (Cotswold)
| Also known as: | Cotswold Airport / Cotswold Airport Showground / Kemble Aerodrome / Kemble Enterprise Park / RAF Kemble / RAF Station, Kemble |
| County: | Wiltshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Industry / Museum |
| Date: | Opened 22 June 1938 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil / USAF |
N.B. - Kemble is situated across the two counties of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire but primarily geographically resides in Wiltshire.
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Air Salvage International Limited
- AV8 Restaurant
- Bristol Britannia XM496 Preservation Society
- Chevron Aircraft Maintenance
- Cirencester and District Model Aircraft Club
- Cotswold Archaeology
- Cotswold Model Car Club
- Crown Catering (Stroud) Ltd
- Crudwell Parish Council
- High Tech Drains & Water Solutions
- Kemble & Ewen Parish Council
- LRTT Ltd t/a Resource Group
- Rapid Racking Ltd
- Rodmarton Parish Council
- Secure Data Management Ltd
- Turtle Mat Company Limited
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 Aircraft Preparation Unit
- No 1 (Long Range) FU
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No 1 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit
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No 2 Transport Aircraft Modification Unit
- No 4 (Continental) FPP
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No 5 MU
- No 6 ASU
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No 7 (Service) FPP
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No 286 Sqn
- Bristol Aero Club
- Central Flying School
- Freedom Aviation
- Kemble Flying Club
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Overseas Air Deliveries Flight
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Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit
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Overseas Aircraft Preparation Flight
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Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit
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Overseas Deliveries Flight
- RAF Lyneham Flying Club
- Station Flight, Kemble
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Transport Aircraft Modification Section
Aerial view of Kemble airfield, c. 1983. © Dave Welch.
Looking down the runway at Kemble, 23 November 2005.
A Type C hangar at Kemble, 23 November 2005.
Various airliners at Kemble, 23 November 2005.
A Type D Aircraft Storage Unit hangar at Kemble, 23 November 2005.
A Romney hut at Kemble, 23 November 2005.
A Type D Aircraft Storage Unit hangar, 23 November 2005.
Interior of the post-war design control tower at Kemble, 23 November 2005.
The post-war design control tower at Kemble, 23 November 2005.
An Expansion Period water tower at Kemble, 23 November 2005.
A Folland Gnat at Kemble, 23 November 2005.
A Type D hangar at Kemble, 13 July 2008. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
Aircraft dispersals at the south west of the airfield, 17 July 2014. © Richard Flagg
B1 Type Aircraft Shed at Kemble, 17 July 2014. © Richard Flagg
Main Workshops at Kemble, 17 July 2014. © Richard Flagg
Station Headquarters at Kemble, 17 July 2014. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the north of the airfield, looking south west near the control tower, 17 July 2014. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the south of the airfield, looking east, 17 July 2014. © Richard Flagg
E Type Aircraft Shed at Kemble, 14 September 2014. © Richard Flagg
Modern Aircraft Shed at Kemble, 14 September 2014. © Richard Flagg
Modern Aircraft Shed at Kemble, 14 September 2014. © Richard Flagg
Looking west from near the AV8 Restaurant, 14 September 2014. © Richard Flagg
E Type Aircraft Shed at Kemble, 7 January 2017. © Richard Flagg
Cocooning aircraft at Kemble, 1950. Courtesy of British Pathé
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