Greenham Common
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"The recreated Shakespeare’s Globe theatre was built in sections at Greenham Common before being transferred to London.
"| Also known as: | Crookham Common / Greenham / New Greenham Park / RAF Greenham Common / USAAF Station 486 |
| County: | West Berkshire |
| Current Status: | Industry / Open land |
| Date: | 1942 (closed to flying) - September 1992 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / FAA / USAAF (main user) / USAF (main user) |
| Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Airborne forces/transport (main role) / Bomber (main role) / Fighter / Missile / Naval 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):
- Advance Printing
- Alzheimer's Society
- B&P Interactive Ltd
- Building Skills Academy Ltd (SStar)
- CEMGraft Electronic Manufacturing
- Dalziel Ltd
- Daybreak Communications Ltd
- Essential Air Ltd
- Express Publishing
- Greenham Common Trust
- Greenham Parish Council
- Greenwood Commercial Support Services
- Grenson Construction Ltd
- Groomers
- Health Care Products Ltd
- Incidental Laboratories
- Intermex Engineering
- ION Systems
- Jacs Minicoach Travel
- Kremer Signs
- Liberty Ballroom
- Link-Up
- Marcolin UK Ltd
- Mobile Productivity
- Moto Cars Ltd
- MWS Media Ltd
- Neil Bremner Electrical Ltd
- New Greenham Arts
- New Greenham Tandoori
- Norma UK Ltd
- OTP Foods Ltd
- Panmure Scientific Ltd
- Paul Broughton Dental Lab
- PHD in Communications Ltd
- Pondergrove Ltd
- Publicity Project Newbury Ltd
- QS Associates Ltd
- Regional Building Control Ltd
- Scubair Ltd
- Skilcom Ltd
- Smarthire Vehicle Rental (SDML Ltd)
- Smile Rehab Ltd
- Stanley John Ltd
- TEEC (The Emea Enterprise Company) Ltd
- Thatcham Town Council
- The Coffee Exchange
- The Slater Centre
- Torftech Ltd
- Total Butler Ltd
- Trustis Limited
- Waterwise Gardens Ltd
- Weavaway Travel
- Web On High
- Wincanton Plc
- Woodlands Day Nursery
Main unit(s) present:
- 11th Tactical Missile Sqn
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No 13 RC
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No 15 (P) AFU
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51st Troop Carrier Wing
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53rd Troop Carrier Wing
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70th FW
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71st FW
- 87th TCS
- 88th TCS
- 89th TCS
- 90th TCS
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100th FW
- 353rd FS
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354th FG
- 355th FS
- 356th FS
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368th FG
- 395th FS
- 396th FS
- 397th FS
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438th TCG
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No 845 Sqn
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No 1511 BAT Flight
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3909th ABG
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7273rd ABG
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7501st ABS
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7551st Combat Support Group
Remains of the runway at Greenham Common, 4 May 2004.
The control tower at Greenham Common, 1 March 2009. © Richard Flagg
Maintenance Hangar at Greenham Common, 1 March 2009. © Richard Flagg
Maintenance Hangar interior at Greenham Common, 1 March 2009. © Richard Flagg
Maintenance Hangar at Greenham Common, 7 June 2013. © Richard Flagg
The control tower at Greenham Common, 7 June 2013. © Richard Flagg
The interior of the control tower at Greenham Common, 7 June 2013. © Richard Flagg
The interior of the control tower at Greenham Common, 7 June 2013. © Richard Flagg
US gliders being assembled at Greenham Common during the Second World War. Courtesy of CriticalPast
Footage of Greenham Common the night before D-Day, 5 June 1944. Courtesy of CAF Media
Various aircraft at Greenham Common for the International Air Tattoo in 1977. Courtesy of Bill Sobek
Aerial footage of Greenham Common. Courtesy of Stephen Woodhall
Aerial footage of Greenham Common, c. 2014. Courtesy of Crazy Places
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