Membury
Also known as: | Membury Aerodrome / Membury Business Park / Membury Services / Membury Solar Farm / Orta Membury Solar Farm / RAF Membury / USAAF Station 466 |
County: | West Berkshire |
Current Status: | Aviation / Industry / Motorway service area |
Date: | August 1942 - 31 March 1955; subsequent minor use to present |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF / Civil / USAAF |
Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
N.B. - Membury is situated across the two counties of West Berkshire and Wiltshire but primarily geographically resides in West Berkshire.
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Berkshire Pallets Ltd
- Days Inn Membury
- Jacquet Weston Engineering
- Rutpen Ltd
- Southern Sailplanes
- Walker Logistics Ltd
- Welcome Break Membury
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- 82nd Airborne Division
Main unit(s) present:
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No 3 MU
- 3rd Photographic Group
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No 19 Sqn
- 67th Observation Group
- 67th Reconnaissance Group
- 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
- 79th TCS
- 80th TCS
- 81st TCS
- 82nd TCS
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No 121 Airfield
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No 187 Sqn
- 366th FG
- 389th FS
- 390th FS
- 391st FS
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436th TCG
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No 525 Sqn
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No 1552 RAT Flight No 5 Section
![001T2 Type Aircraft Shed - 15 July 2006.png](/media/3907/t2-type-aircraft-shed-15-july-2006.png)
T2 Type Aircraft Shed at Membury, 15 July 2006. © Richard Flagg
![002Runway 04:22 (Now 05:23). Looking south west from the services access road - 15 July 2006.png](/media/3906/runway-04-22-now-05-23-looking-south-west-from-the-services-access-road-15-july-2006.png)
Runway 04:22 (now 05:23), looking south-west from the services access road, 15 July 2006. © Richard Flagg
![003Runway 04:22 (Now 05:23). Looking south west from the services access road - 7 March 2016.png](/media/3905/runway-04-22-now-05-23-looking-south-west-from-the-services-access-road-7-march-2016.png)
Runway 04:22 (now 05:23), looking south-west from the services access road, 7 March 2016. © Richard Flagg
![004T2 Type Aircraft Shed - 13 July 2016.png](/media/3910/t2-type-aircraft-shed-13-july-2016.png)
T2 Type Aircraft Shed at Membury, 13 July 2016. © Richard Flagg
![005Taxiway at the east of the airfield. Looking north west - 13 July 2016.png](/media/3908/taxiway-at-the-east-of-the-airfield-looking-north-west-13-july-2016.png)
Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking north-west, 13 July 2016. © Richard Flagg
![006Towed Target Store - 13 July 2016.png](/media/3909/towed-target-store-13-july-2016.png)
Towed Target Store at Membury, 13 July 2016. © Richard Flagg