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Yatesbury (Calne) (Cherhill) (Compton Bassett)
| Also known as: | RAF Station, Yatesbury / RAF Yatesbury / RFC Yatesbury / Yatesbury Aerodrome |
| County: | Wiltshire |
| Current Status: | Farmland / Museum |
| Date: | November 1916 - 1 October 1965 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / RFC |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Unpaved, later metal |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Airfield Motors – uses the former gymnasium
- All Saints Church, Yatesbury
- Cherhill Parish Council
- Compton Bassett Parish Council
- First and Only Events Airsoft The Base CQC – Yatesbury
- Le Roc Products
- Meteor Flight
- RAF Yatesbury Association
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- Calne Railway Station
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 (Yatesbury) Wing
- No 2 AONS
- No 2 CANS
- No 2 EFTS
- No 2 Electrical & Wireless School
- No 2 Radio Direction Finding School
- No 2 Radio School
- No 2 Signals School
- No 5 (Signals) Wing
- No 6 Air Stores Park
- No 7 (Training) Sqn AFC
- No 9 Radio School
- No 10 E&RFTS
- No 10 EFTS
- No 10 MU
- No 13 TS
- No 16 TS
- No 17 TS
- No 27 (Signals Training) Group
- No 27 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 28 Sqn
- 28th (Training) Wing
- No 32 TS AFC
- No 36 TDS
- No 36 TS
- No 37 TDS
- No 50 Gp Pool
- No 54 Sqn
- No 55 RS
- No 55 TS
- No 59 RS
- No 59 TS
- No 62 RS
- No 62 TS
- No 65 Sqn
- No 66 RS
- No 66 Sqn
- No 66 TS
- No 73 Sqn
- No 99 Sqn
- 104th Aero Sqn
- No 215 Wing
- No 2702 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2807 Sqn RAF Regiment
- Bristol Wireless Flight
- Casualty Evacuation Flight
- Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) Wing
- Special Signals School
- Wiltshire Microlight Centre
Aerial view of Yatesbury airfield, c. 1983. © Dave Welch.
Remains of the Officers' Mess at Yatesbury, 13 December 2014.
Various photographs of Yatesbury, c. 2011. Courtesy of John Grech
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