Bentwaters (Butley)
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"Buildings at this still remarkably intact airfield store a tremendous array of items, ranging from wine to equipment for the Aldeburgh Festival, which has also mounted musical events here.
"Also known as: | Base Business Park / Bentwaters Business Park / Bentwaters Parks / RAF Bentwaters / RAF Station, Bentwaters / USAAF Station 151 |
County: | Suffolk |
Current Status: | Aviation / Industry (main position) / Leisure activity / Museum |
Date: | 17 April 1944 (Care & Maintenance) - July 1993; subsequent minor use to present |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF (main user) / Civil (minor use) / USAF (main user) |
Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
Aircraft Roles: | Fighter (main role) / General aviation (minor use) / 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):
- Air Charter International
- Alde Securities Ltd
- Allglass (Anglia) Ltd
- Amania Trading Ltd t/a Curtains At Home
- Amarinth Pump Manufacturers
- Angel Theatre
- Anglian Automation Systems Ltd
- Bambooty Real Nappies Ltd
- Base Business Park - formerly Stansall Properties Ltd
- Bentwaters Aviation Society
- Bentwaters Cold War Museum
- Bentwaters Parks Ltd
- Billie Box Ltd
- Bread
- Bruizer Ltd
- Buckland Buses/Buckland Coaches
- Butley Capel St Andrew and Wantisden Parish Council
- Carrara Colour
- CMG Technologies
- Coastal Transport
- Colourchange UPVC
- Debach Enterprises Ltd
- Driver Base
- Eastern Woodfuel
- Eclipse Home Improvements
- Envirocars
- Everett Aero
- Frame Factory
- Free Spirit Architectural Design & Conservation Limited
- Global Trading
- Granny Smith's Cafe
- Green Gardener
- Happi Days Rendlesham
- Hull Aero
- The Hush House - filming location
- Jays Cafe
- Kin Knives
- Lasercare Anglia Ltd
- Light Years Ahead Ltd
- Locummed
- Loopwhole
- Madelyns Books
- Maison Bengal Ltd
- Nets At Home
- New Roofs
- Old Jet
- Pinnacle Body Movement
- Pooley Removals & Storage
- Rendlesham Community Primary School
- Rendlesham Parish Council
- Rendlesham Park Surgery
- Resin Master Ltd
- Roberts Furniture Spray Shop
- Screen Excellence Ltd
- Sea Kargo Ltd
- Skipper Ltd
- Spice Outside Ltd
- St. Felix of Dunwich Church, Rendlesham
- Staverton Projects Ltd
- Strathspey Management
- Suffolk Heritage Joinery Ltd
- Suffolk Onion Growers Ltd
- Suffolk Shoes
- Synergy Audio Warehouse
- Tactile Signs Ltd
- The Diner At Bentwaters
- The Mortgage Surgery
- The Suffolk Horse Society
- Three Musketeers Ltd
- UK Salvage
- Unicorn Theatre Ltd
- Vernon Crain
Main unit(s) present:
- No 7 Fighter Command Servicing Unit
- No 56 Sqn
- No 64 Sqn
- No 65 Sqn
- No 74 Sqn
- 81st Fighter Bomber Wing
- 81st Fighter Interceptor Group
- 81st Tactical Fighter Wing
- No 118 Sqn
- No 124 Sqn
- No 126 Sqn
- No 129 Sqn
- No 165 Sqn
- No 226 OCU
- No 234 Sqn
- No 245 Sqn
- 527th Aggressor Sqn
- No 2707 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2791 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2839 Sqn RAF Regiment
Footage from Bentwaters, c.1950s. Courtesy of HuntleyFilmArchives
A-10 Thunderbolt IIs training at Bentwaters. Courtesy of footagefarm
Bentwaters Open House, 1987. Courtesy of seafurysmithpics
Bentwaters Airshow, 1991. Courtesy of Pat
Bentwaters, one year after closing (1 of 3). Courtesy of Pat
Bentwaters, one year after closing (2 of 3). Courtesy of Pat
Bentwaters, one year after closing (3 of 3). Courtesy of PatBentwaters Parks Hush House. Courtesy of Bentwaters Parks
Aerial footage of Bentwaters. Courtesy of Volare Alto
Aerial footage of Bentwaters. Courtesy of Volare Alto