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Northolt

Major

Also known as:	Northholt (misspelling) / Northolt Aerodrome / RAF Northolt / RAF Station, Northolt / RFC Northolt / USAAF Station 387
County:	Greater London
Current Status:	Aviation
Date:	Opened 1 March 1915
Current Use:	Active
Used By:	RAF / RAF (Polish) / RFC / Civil

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

Northolt HIVE
Northolt Jet Centre
The Orchard, Northolt

Notable Past Associated Organisations:

Fairey Aviation Company

Main unit(s) present:

No 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit
No 1 Air Delivery Letter Service
No 1 Sqn
No 1 Sqn RCAF
No 2 RS
2nd Tactical Communication Sqn
No 2 TS
No 4 Air Delivery Letter Service
No 4 RAS
No 4 RS
No 4 Sqn
No 4 TS
8^th Aero Sqn
No 8 AACU
No 11 Gp Comms Flight
No 11 RAS
No 11 RS
No 12 Sqn
No 16 Sqn
No 17 Sqn
No 18 (Polish) (Fighter) Wing
No 18 Sqn
No 19 RS
No 23 Sqn
No 24 Sqn
No 25 Sqn
No 30 TDS
No 30 TS
No 32 Sqn
No 32 (The Royal) Sqn
No 34 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
No 34 Wing Support Unit
No 35 RS
No 35 TS
No 38 Gp Comms Flight
No 40 RS
No 41 Sqn
No 43 Sqn
No 48 Sqn
No 63 Sqn RAF Regiment
No 65 Sqn
No 69 Sqn
No 74 Sqn
No 85 Gp Comms Flight
No 86 Sqn
No 92 Sqn
No 111 Sqn
No 111 (Transport) Wing
No 124 Sqn
No 131 Airfield (Polish)
No 140 Sqn
No 207 Sqn
No 213 Sqn
No 229 Sqn
No 246 Sqn
No 253 Sqn
No 257 Sqn
No 264 Sqn
No 271 Sqn
No 287 Sqn
No 302 Sqn
No 303 Sqn
No 306 Sqn
No 308 Sqn
No 315 Sqn
No 316 Sqn
No 317 Sqn
No 405 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
No 407 (Fleet Fighter) Flight
No 408 (Polish) Air Stores Park
No 411 (Polish) Repair & Salvage Unit
No 511 Sqn
No 515 Sqn
No 600 Sqn
No 600 Sqn RAuxAF
No 601 Sqn
No 601 Sqn RAuxAF
No 604 Sqn
No 609 Sqn
No 615 Sqn
No 800 Sqn
No 1322 (Air Delivery Letter Service) Flight
No 1697 (Air Delivery Letter Service) Flight
No 2741 Sqn RAF Regiment
No 2801 Sqn RAF Regiment
Air Defence of Great Britain Comms Sqn
Air Despatch Letter Service Sqn
Air Fighting Development Establishment
Air Fighting Development Unit
Air Historical Branch
Air Pilotage School
BEA
Cairo-Cape Flight
Defiant Flight
Fighter Command Communication Sqn
Fighter Command Radar School
Headquarters Music Services and the Central Band of the RAF
High Altitude Flight
Home Communication Flight
HQ Superintendent RAF Reserve
Inland Area Comms Flight
Lancashire Aircraft Corporation
Metropolitan Communications Sqn
Parachute Training Section
Parachute Training School
Polish Fighter Wing
Queen's Colour Sqn
RAF Music Services
Scottish Airlines
Skyways
South Eastern Area Comms Flight
Strike Command Communication Flight/Sqn
Sub Stratosphere Flight
Superintendent of Reserve
University of London Air Sqn

A Type A hangar at Northolt, now demolished. The green building to the left of the photograph is a squadron line hut, used during the Second World War as a pilots' crew room and scramble hut, 11 June 2006. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com

A Type A hangar at Northolt, now demolished. The green building in the centre foreground is a squadron line hut, used during the Second World War as a pilots' crew room and scramble hut, 11 June 2006. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com