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Little Horwood (Winslow)

Major
Also known as: Greenway Business Park / Little Horwood Aerodrome / RAF Little Horwood / RAF Station, Little Horwood
County: Buckinghamshire
Current Status: Farmland / Industry
Date: September 1942 - October 1947
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF
Landing Surface Types: Paved
Aircraft Roles: Communications / 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):

  • Edwards Surfacing
  • Great Horwood Parish Council
  • Greenway Farms Ltd
  • Little Horwood Parish Council
  • Nag Head Gun Club
  • Newbridge Motorsport
  • Oselli
  • Popkakery
  • RAF Little Horwood Heliclub
  • Robbs Tyre Services
  • Vag Worx Ltd
  • Winslow Library

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 26 OTU
  • No 71 MU
  • No 91 Gp Navigation Instructors' School
  • No 92 Gp Comm Flight
  • No 92 Gp Screened Instructor' School
  • No 1684 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight
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Remains of the airfield at Little Horwood, 23 June 2007.

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Remains of the airfield at Little Horwood, 23 June 2007.

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Taxiway at the east of the airfield. Looking north-west from the runway 30 threshold, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

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Taxiway at the north of the airfield, looking east, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

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Taxiway at the north of the airfield, looking west, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

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Taxiway at the east of the airfield. Looking south-west from the runway 30 threshold, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

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Looking west from the runway 30 threshold, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

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Looking west from the runway 30 threshold, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

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Looking east from the runway 12 threshold, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

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Sub Station at Little Horwood, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

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Bulk fuel installation at Little Horwood, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

Aerial footage of Little Horwood. Courtesy of Chris Bellamy

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Wing

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