Cranfield
Also known as: | Cranfield Aerodrome / Cranfield Airport / Cranfield Technology Park / Cranfield University / RAF Cranfield / RAF Station, Cranfield |
County: | Bedfordshire |
Current Status: | Aviation / Industry / University |
Date: | Opened 1 July 1937 |
Current Use: | Active |
Used By: | RAF (main user) / Civil (main user) / USAAF |
Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved |
Aircraft Roles: | Bomber (main role) / Communications / Fighter-reconnaissance / General aviation (main role) / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2020):
- Avalon Aero
- Café Expresso
- Cranfield Aerospace Solutions
- Cranfield Innovation Centre
- Cranfield Parish Council
- Grand Union Housing Group
- Majenta PLM Ltd
- St Peter and St Paul's Church, Cranfield
- Tenpin Ltd
- White Park Brewery
- ZeroAvia
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 Gp Pool
- No 2 Aircraft Delivery Flight
- No 2 CFS
- No 2 Sqn
- No 4 Sqn
- No 14 SFTS
- No 16 ACHU
- No 23 Gp Comms Flight
- No 35 Sqn
- No 51 OTU
- No 58 Repair & Salvage Unit
- No 62 Sqn
- No 82 Sqn
- No 108 Sqn
- No 181 Sqn
- No 183 Sqn
- No 207 Sqn
- No 239 Sqn
- 417th Night Fighter Sqn
- No 2807 Sqn RAF Regiment
- AI Conversion Flight
- Bedfordshire Air Centre
- Bedfordshire School of Flying
- Billins Air Services
- Bonus Aviation
- CFS
- College of Aeronautics GC
- Cranfield Flying Group
- Empire Test Pilots’ School
- Kestrel Flying Club
- Merlot International Aviation
- Northamptonshire GC
- Osprey Flying Club
- Pilots Replacement Unit
- Wellington Conversion Flight
![001Station Headquarters - 26 June 2010.png](/media/3685/station-headquarters-26-june-2010.png)
Station Headquarters, 26 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
![003Looking north across the airfield from the Control Tower - 27 April 2012.png](/media/3689/airfield-view-looking-north-across-the-airfield-from-the-control-tower-27-april-2012.png)
Looking north across the airfield from the Control Tower, 27 April 2012. © Richard Flagg
![004Water Tower & Works Services Buildings - 27 April 2012.png](/media/3687/water-tower-works-services-buildings-27-april-2012.png)
Water Tower and Works Services Buildings, 27 April 2012. © Richard Flagg
![005Type C Aircraft Shed - 27 April 2012.png](/media/3688/hangar-type-c-aircraft-shed-27-april-2012.png)
Type C Aircraft Shed, 27 April 2012. © Richard Flagg
![006Control Tower - 27 April 2012.png](/media/3683/control-tower-27-april-2012.png)
Control Tower, 27 April 2012. © Richard Flagg
![008Control Tower, Fire Section and Hangar viewed26 October 2013 from runway 08:26.png](/media/3690/airfield-view-control-tower-fire-section-and-hangar-viewed26-october-2013-from-runway-08-26.png)
Control Tower, Fire Section and Hangar viewed from runway 08:26, 26 October 2013. © Richard Flagg
![009Taxiway at the west of the airfield. Looking north east towards the Control Tower - 26 October 2013.png](/media/3686/taxiway-at-the-west-of-the-airfield-looking-north-east-towards-the-control-tower-26-october-2013.png)
Taxiway at the west of the airfield, looking north east towards the Control Tower, 26 October 2013. © Richard Flagg
![010Runway 08:26. Looking east - 26 October 2013.png](/media/3682/runway-08-26-looking-east-26-october-2013.png)
Runway 08:26 looking east, 26 October 2013. © Richard Flagg
![011Aerial View. Cranfield Airport - 18 April 2014.png](/media/3681/aerial-view-cranfield-airport-18-april-2014.png)
Aerial View of Cranfield, 18 April 2014. © Richard Flagg
![012Hangar : Type C Aircraft Shed - 17 September 2016.png](/media/3684/hangar-type-c-aircraft-shed-17-september-2016.png)
Type C Aircraft Shed, 17 September 2016. © Richard Flagg
The Ornithopter flying from Cranfield, 1959. Courtesy of British Pathé
Footage of Cranfield, between 6:04 and 8:07, 1970s. Courtesy of HuntleyFilmArchives
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