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Wellesbourne Mountford (Wellesbourne)

Major
Also known as: 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:

  • No 1 School of Photography

  • No 3 GTS

  • No 9 AFTS

  • No 9 FTS

  • No 22 OTU

  • No 68 MU

  • No 91 Gp Servicing Section
  • No 312 FTU

  • Aeros
  • Central Flying School
  • Heli Air Limited
  • On-Track Aviation Limited

  • School of Photography

  • South Warwickshire Flying School
  • Take Flight Aviation Limited
  • Wellesbourne Aviation
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Aerial view of Wellesbourne Mountford airfield, c. 1990. © Dave Welch.

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View of Wellesbourne Mountford, 5 July 2013.

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Looking down a runway at Wellesbourne Mountford, 19 October 2013.

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An aircraft landing at Wellesbourne Mountford, 22 July 2016.

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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

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Little Rissington

Satellite(s):

Gaydon / Stratford II

Relief Landing Ground(s):

Chipping Warden / Gaydon / Long Marston

Decoy Airfield(s):

Pillerton Priors

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