Syerston
| Also known as: | RAF Station, Syerston / RAF Syerston / Syerston Aerodrome |
| County: | Nottinghamshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation |
| Date: | Opened 1 December 1940 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF / RAF (Polish) / RCAF |
| Prominent People: | William Reid VC / George 'Gus' Walker |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Flintham Parish Council
- Syerston Parish Meeting
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 FTS
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No 2 FTS
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No 5 LFS
- No 16 (Polish) SFTS
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No 22 FTS
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No 22 SFTS
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No 27 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section
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No 49 Sqn
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No 56 Base
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No 61 Con Flight
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No 61 Sqn
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No 106 Sqn
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No 304 Sqn
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No 305 Sqn
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No 382 MU
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No 408 Con Flight
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No 408 Sqn
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No 504 Sqn
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No 643 VGS
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No 644 VGS
- No 645 VGS
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No 1331 Heavy Transport CU
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No 1333 (Transport Support) CU
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No 1333 Transport Support Training Unit
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No 1485 (Bombing) Gunnery Flight
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No 1668 HCU
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No 1690 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight
- No 2727 Sqn RAF Regiment
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Air Cadet Central Gliding School
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Bomber Command Film Flight Unit
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Central Flying School
- Central Gliding School
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Four Counties GC
- Loughborough Students Union GC
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Nottingham Air Touring Group
- RAF College
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RAF Syerston Flying Club
The control tower at Syerston, 18 September 2010.
A hangar at Syerston, 24 September 2010.
A Vickers Wellington of the Polish No 305 Squadron RAF at Syerston, 1941. Courtesy of Zoran Petek
Passing Out and Wings presentation at Syerston, 1951. Courtesy of British Pathé
A hangar being demolished at Syerston. Courtesy of Stephen Spiegelhalter
The former mess building at Syerston. Courtesy of Augenauf2010