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Enstone

Major
Also known as: Enstone Airfield Industrial Estate / RAF Enstone
County: Oxfordshire
Current Status: Aviation / Farmland / Industry
Date: 15 September 1942 - 1952; subsequent limited flying to present
Current Use: Limited flying
Used By: RAF (main user) / Civil (limited flying)
Landing Surface Types: Paved
Aircraft Roles: General aviation (limited flying) / Trainer (main role)

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):

  • ABN
  • Ask Motorsport Ltd
  • Bakers Coaches
  • Betgate Ltd
  • Community Waste
  • Donaldson Timber Engineering S W
  • Drive & Survive UK PLC
  • Duralock (UK) Ltd
  • Enstone Local History Society
  • Enstone Parish Council
  • Foremost Magnets Ltd
  • Frameworks Ltd
  • Great Tew Parish Meeting
  • Mor Cross Transport Services Ltd
  • Oxford Plastic Systems Ltd
  • The Oxfordshire Shooting School
  • Rollright Training Solutions Ltd
  • S & M Ducker Scaffolding
  • Steve Horne Truck Racing Promotions Ltd
  • West Crest Engineering

Notable Past Associated Organisations: 

  • North Oxfordshire Model Aircraft Club

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 1 Refresher School
  • No 7 MU
  • No 21 OTU
  • No 1682 Bomber Defence Tranining Flight 
  • Aquila GC
  • CFS
  • Enstone GC
  • Enstone Eagles GC
  • Enstone Flying Club
  • Oxfordshire Sportflying Ltd
  • Take Flight Aviation Limited
001Aerial - Nick Challoner.jpg

Looking south at the western half of Enstone airfield, 6 June 1998. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com

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Looking south over Enstone airfield, 6 June 1998. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com

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Sections of the two disused runways to the north of the surviving runway at Enstone, 6 June 1998. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com

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Looking north-west from overhead the runway 26 threshold, 6 June 1998. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com

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Remains of the airfield at Enstone, 6 November 2007.

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Little RissingtonMoreton-in-Marsh

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