Oakley
Also known as: | Oakley Aerodrome / RAF Oakley / Worminghall (unofficial local name) / Wornal Park |
County: | Buckinghamshire |
Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland (main position) / Industry (main position) |
Date: | 27 May 1942 - circa 1953; subsequent minor use to present |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF (main user) / Civil (minor use) |
Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
Aircraft Roles: | General aviation (minor use) / Military development/support / 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):
- AB Systems Ltd
- Beechfield Restorations Ltd
- D2F Group
- Gemini Prototyping
- Gentry Restorations Ltd
- Natural Balance Foods Ltd
- Natural Building Technologies
- Oakley Parish Council
- Oranka Fruit Juices Ltd
- Oxford Cheese Company
- Quires Ltd
- Rallyschool (rallyschool.co.uk)
- SLR Consulting Ltd
- Teknomat UK Ltd t/a Bean Bags Coffee
- TipsTrade Ltd
- UKP Worldwide (UK) - formerly UK Postings Ltd
- Worminghall Parish Council
- Zilco Europe Ltd
Main unit(s) present:
- No 11 OTU
- Buckinghamshire Microlight Club
- Target Aircraft Development Unit
![001Aerial View of RAF Oakley Airfield - 14 January 2007.png](/media/4055/aerial-view-of-raf-oakley-airfield-14-january-2007.png)
Aerial view of Oakley, 14 January 2007. © Richard Flagg
![002Hangar : B1 Type Aircraft Shed - 15 March 2013.png](/media/4057/hangar-b1-type-aircraft-shed-15-march-2013.png)
B1 Type Aircraft Shed at Oakley, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg
![003Hangar : B1 Type Aircraft Shed interior - 15 March 2013.png](/media/4064/hangar-b1-type-aircraft-shed-interior-15-march-2013.png)
B1 Type Aircraft Shed interior at Oakley, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg
![003N.F.E Store - 15 March 2013.png](/media/4065/nfe-store-15-march-2013.png)
Night Flying Equipment Store at Oakley, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg
![004Unknown Building 02 - 15 March 2013.png](/media/4063/unknown-building-02-15-march-2013.png)
Unknown building at Oakley, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg
![005Runway 02:20. Looking south from the runway 20 threshold - 15 March 2013.png](/media/4056/runway-02-20-looking-south-from-the-runway-20-threshold-15-march-2013.png)
Looking south from the runway 20 threshold at Oakley, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg
![006Taxiway at the east of airfield. Looking north from adjacent to the B1 Hangar - 15 March 2013.png](/media/4058/taxiway-at-the-east-of-airfield-looking-north-from-adjacent-to-the-b1-hangar-15-march-2013.png)
Taxiway at the east of airfield, looking north from the adjacent B1 Hangar, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg
![007Taxiway at the east of the airfield. Looking south from adjacent to the B1 Hangar - 15 March 2013.png](/media/4059/taxiway-at-the-east-of-the-airfield-looking-south-from-adjacent-to-the-b1-hangar-15-march-2013.png)
Taxiway at the east of airfield, looking south from the adjacent B1 Hangar, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg
![008Runway 07:25. Looking south west from the runway 07 threshold - 15 March 2013.png](/media/4060/runway-07-25-looking-south-west-from-the-runway-07-threshold-15-march-2013.png)
Looking south-west from the runway 07 threshold, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg
![009Taxiway at the north east of the airfield. Looking north west from the runway 07 threshold towards the runway 20 threshold - 15 March 2013.png](/media/4061/taxiway-at-the-north-east-of-the-airfield-looking-north-west-from-the-runway-07-threshold-towards-the-runway-20-threshold-15-march-2013.png)
Taxiway at the north-east of the airfield. Looking north-west from the runway 07 threshold towards the runway 20 threshold, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg
![010Taxiway at the west of the airfield. Gate on to the airfield at Wornal Park - 15 March 2013.png](/media/4062/taxiway-at-the-west-of-the-airfield-gate-on-to-the-airfield-at-wornal-park-15-march-2013.png)
Taxiway at the west of the airfield. Gate on to the airfield at Wornal Park, 15 March 2013. © Richard Flagg
Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Oakley airfield. Courtesy of SKYFLYBRI
Key
Purple = Boundary
Yellow = Roads and tracks
White = Blast and air raid shelters
Red = Buildings/structures
Plan of Oakley. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s): |