White Waltham (Maidenhead)
Major
| Also known as: | RAF Station, White Waltham / RAF White Waltham / White Waltham Aerodrome |
| County: | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Industry |
| Date: | Opened November 1935 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
| Prominent People: | Jacqueline Cochran |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- British Aerobatic Association
- British Women Pilots' Association
- CRM Aviation Europe Limited
- White Waltham Parish Council
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- Fairey Aviation Company
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 AEF
- No 1 FP
- No 1 FP ATA
- No 1 FPP
- 2nd Tactical Air Force Communication Flight
- No 3 Elementary Gliding Training School
- No 3 FPP
- No 6 AEF
- No 10 Radio School
- No 13 E&RFTS
- No 13 EFTS
- No 50 Gp Comms Flight
- No 54 Gp Comms Flight
- No 123 GS
- No 402 Air Stores Park
- No 623 GS
- Airscooters Flying Group
- Air Transport Auxiliary HQ
- Airways Aero Club
- Army Co-operation Command Communication Flight
- ATA Advanced FTS
- ATA Air Movements Flight
- ATA School
- ATA (Training) Ferry Pool
- Elite Helicopters
- Fairey Flying Club
- Flying Training Command Communication Flight
- Flying Training Command Communication Sqn
- Home Command
- Home Command Communication Sqn
- Home Command Examining Unit
- Home Command Training Flight
- Household Brigade Flying Club
- HQ Air Cadets
- KK PFA Group
- Lapwing Flying Group
- Metropolitan Police Flying Club
- Perseus Flying Group
- PFA Group 94
- PFA Group 100
- Reserve Command
- Reserve Command Communication Flight
- Reserve Command Instrument Training Flight
- Reserve Command Training Flight
- RAF Staff College Communication Flight
- RAF Staff College Flight
- Solar Air Services
- Technical Training Command Communication Flight
- Training Command Communication Flight
- Transport Command Communication Flight
- University of London Air Sqn
- Vickers Flying Club
- West London Aero Club
- Winkfield Flying Group
Aerial view of White Waltham, 27 April 2014. © Richard Flagg
Aerial view of White Waltham, 24 May 2016. © Richard Flagg
An air display at White Waltham, 1947. Courtesy of British Pathé
The Fairey Rotodyne at White Waltham, 1957. Courtesy of British Pathé
First flight of a 'homemade' aircraft at White Waltham, 1959. Courtesy of British Pathé
Air Pageant celebrating the Silver Jubilee, 1977. Courtesy of British Movietone
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