Wellesbourne Mountford (Wellesbourne)
Major
| Also known as: | RAF Station, Wellesbourne Mountford / RAF Wellesbourne Mountford / Wellesbourne Airfield Market / Wellesbourne Industrial Estate / Wellesbourne Mountford Aerodrome |
| County: | Warwickshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Industry / Museum |
| Date: | Opened April 1941 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil |
| Aircraft Roles: | General aviation / 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):
- Avon Valley Travel
- C.P.D Logistics Ltd
- Caterquip Ventilation Ltd
- Ceva Logistics Ltd
- Citadel Polytunnels Ltd
- Ecovert Ltd
- Exel Investments Ltd
- Fast Forward Motorcycle Training Ltd
- Munster Joinery
- Pipe Eye Environmental
- Sainsbury's Wellesbourne Superstore
- Touchdown Cafe
- Wellesbourne & Walton Parish Council
- Wellesbourne Aviation Group
- Wellesbourne Wartime Museum
- Wixey Transport
- XM655 Maintenance & Preservation Society
- Yusen Logistics (UK) Ltd
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 School of Photography
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No 3 GTS
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No 9 AFTS
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No 9 FTS
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No 22 OTU
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No 68 MU
- No 91 Gp Servicing Section
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No 312 FTU
- Aeros
- Central Flying School
- Heli Air Limited
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On-Track Aviation Limited
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School of Photography
- South Warwickshire Flying School
- Take Flight Aviation Limited
- Wellesbourne Aviation
Aerial view of Wellesbourne Mountford airfield, c. 1990. © Dave Welch.
View of Wellesbourne Mountford, 5 July 2013.
Looking down a runway at Wellesbourne Mountford, 19 October 2013.
An aircraft landing at Wellesbourne Mountford, 22 July 2016.
The control tower at Wellesbourne Mountford, 22 January 2017.
The last flight and landing of Avro Vulcan XM655 at Wellesbourne Mountford, 11 February 1984. Courtesy of amandajh
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