Stretton
| Also known as: | Appleton / Appleton Thorn Industrial Estate / Appleton Thorn Trading Estate / Barleycastle Trading Estate / HMS Blackcap / RN Air Station, Stretton / RNAS Stretton / Stretton Aerodrome |
| County: | Warrington |
| Current Status: | Farmland / Industry / Prison / Public road |
| Date: | 1 June 1942 - 1 January 1959 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | FAA |
| Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Naval aviation |
N.B. - Stretton is situated across the two counties of Cheshire and Warrington but primarily geographically resides in Warrington.
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Appleton Parish Council
- Baldwins Crane Hire Limited
- Blue Spares Warrington Office
- Bowman Specialised Liquids
- Calibre Control International Limited
- Cape plc/Cape Industrial Services
- CMS Danskin Acoustics
- Combined Chemical Services (UK) Ltd
- Currie European Transport
- Curtis Holt (North West)
- D Wardle (Plant) Ltd
- DPD
- DXS Warrington
- ECY Haulmark Limited - formerly Haulmark Equipment
- Eddie Stobart
- Grappenhall Motor Services Ltd
- H&H Classics
- High Legh Parish Council
- HMP Thorn Cross
- Howley Quay Motors
- Konstructa Hire Ltd
- Mark Thompson Transport
- Maxi Haulage Limited
- Mere Marketing
- Nationwide Transport
- Reclaimed Brick-Tile Ltd
- R.J.Edwards & Sons Ltd
- Ryder
- St. Cross Church, Appleton Thorn
- Shearings Stretton Interchange
- Shred-it
- Stretton Parish Council
- Westquay
- Zero Gravity Safety
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- Shell Research Limited
Main unit(s) present:
- No 2 Ferry Flight
- 15th Naval Fighter Wing
- 47th Naval Fighter Wing
- No 718 Sqn
- No 728B Sqn
- No 767 Sqn
- No 798 Sqn
- No 801 Sqn
- No 802 Sqn
- No 807 Sqn
- No 808 Sqn
- No 809 Sqn
- No 810 Sqn
- No 811 Sqn
- No 812 Sqn
- No 813 Sqn
- No 814 Sqn
- No 815 Sqn
- No 821 Sqn
- No 825 Sqn
- No 825X Sqn
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No 827 Sqn
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No 833 Sqn
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No 835 Sqn
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No 837 Sqn
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No 840 Sqn
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No 846 Sqn
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No 879 Sqn
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No 880 Sqn
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No 881 Sqn
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No 886 Sqn
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No 893 Sqn
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No 895 Sqn
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No 897 Sqn
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No 898 Sqn
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No 1830 Sqn
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No 1831 Sqn
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No 1832 Sqn
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No 1833 Sqn
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No 1834 Sqn
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No 1836 Sqn
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No 1837 Sqn
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No 1840 Sqn
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No 1841 Sqn
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No 1842 Sqn
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Fairey Aviation Ltd
Taxiway at the south of the airfield, looking west from Crowley Lane, 7 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking south from from the runway 28 threshold, 7 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking north from from the runway 28 threshold, 7 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
Runway 10:28, looking west from the runway 28 threshold, 7 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
Pentad Hangar at Stretton, 7 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
Mains Hangar at Stretton, 7 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
PABX and Signals Department at Stretton, 7 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
Remains of the runway at Stretton, 29 November 2014.
The Battle Headquarters at Stretton, 21 May 2018.
Photographs and video of Stretton, 1980s. Courtesy of 1tothirtysix
Aerial footage of Stretton. Courtesy of Sky Raiders UK
Plan of Stretton, c. 1940s. © Royal Navy Research Archive. Click here for more information.
| Satellite(s): | Burscough / Hinstock / Inskip / Ronaldsway |
| Decoy Airfield(s): |