Airfield search

Newton, Nottinghamshire

Major
Also known as: Newton Aerodrome / Newton Business Park / RAF Newton
County: Nottinghamshire
Current Status: Industry / Leisure activity
Date: July 1940 - November 2000
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF
Landing Surface Types: Unpaved
Aircraft Roles: Bomber / 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):

  • Babcock International Group
  • Newton Nottingham LLP
  • Newton Parish Council
  • UCDgroup/UCDfacilities

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 2 Gliding Centre

  • No 2 Home Command Gliding Centre

  • No 2 FIS (Advanced)

  • No 3 (Polish) Holding Unit

  • No 7 AEF

  • No 9 SoTT

  • No 12 (Fighter) Group

  • No 12 Gp Comms Flight

  • No 13 Gp Comms Flight

  • No 16 (Polish) SFTS
  • No 22 FTS
  • No 22 SFTS
  • No 49 GS

  • No 58 MU

  • No 93 MU

  • No 98 Sqn

  • No 103 Sqn

  • No 150 Sqn

  • No 644 GS
  • No 644 VGS
  • No 1333 (Transport Support) CU

  • No 2722 Sqn RAF Regiment
  • Air Cadets Central Gliding School
  • Central Gliding School
  • East Midlands Universities Air Sqn

  • HQ Air Cadets

  • Nottingham UAS

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The control tower and a hangar at Newton, 23 October 2009.

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The control tower at Newton, 23 October 2009.

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Hangars at Newton, 23 October 2009.

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Hangars at Newton, 15 October 2016.

Aerial footage of Newton, c. 2016. Courtesy of Matt Allen

Satellite(s):

Hucknall 

Relief Landing Ground(s):

Hucknall / Orston / Tollerton

Decoy Airfield(s):

Cotgrave / Tithby

Maintenance Unit Sub-Site(s):

Balderton

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