Keevil
Major
| Also known as: | Keevil Aerodrome / RAF Keevil / USAAF Station 471 |
| County: | Wiltshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Industry / Leisure activity / MoD land |
| Date: | July 1942 - 18 November 1957; subsequent limited flying to present |
| Current Use: | Limited flying |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / FAA / Civil / USAAF (main user) |
| Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Airborne forces/transport (main role) / Aircraft assembly / Fighter / General aviation (limited flying) / Military development/support / Naval aviation / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Edington Parish Council
- Keevil Parish Council
- Steeple Ashton Parish Council
- TKC Sales Ltd. - sports and leisure products distributor, at The Old Spitfire Hangar since 2008
- Warminster Radio Control Flying Club
The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):
- Edington Wiltshire
- Keevil Village
Main unit(s) present:
- No 2 FTS
- 4th TCS
- 7th TCS
- 8th TCS
- No 22 HGGU/ORTU
- 51st TCS
- No 61 OTU
- 62nd TCG
- No 196 Sqn
- No 203 AFS
- No 299 Sqn
- 363rd FG
- 380th FS
- 381st FS
- 382nd FS
- No 815 Sqn
- No 2740 Sqn RAF Regiment
- Bannerdown GC
- Bath GC
- Bath & Wilts GC
- Moonrakers GC
- VISTRE Flight
A runway at Keevil, 14 July 2003.
The Battle Headquarters at Keevil, 7 February 2018.
A glider winch launch at Keevil. Courtesy of Touros Spoon
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