Turweston
Also known as: | RAF Turweston / Turweston Solar Farm |
County: | Buckinghamshire |
Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland / Leisure activity |
Date: | Opened October 1942 |
Current Use: | Active |
Used By: | RAF / Civil |
Aircraft Roles: | General 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):
- AKKI Aviation Services Ltd
- Bill Gwynne Rallyschool International
- Biddlesden Parish Meeting
- Flying Pig Cafe
- Light Aircraft Association (LAA) - headquarters of organisation
- Mick Allen & Son Aircraft Resprays
- Turweston Flight Centre Ltd - operator
- Turweston Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 12 OTU
- No 13 OTU
- No 17 OTU
- No 307 FTU
- Aquila GC
- Turweston Flying Club
- Turweston Flying School
![001Aerial View of Turweston Airfield.png](/media/4066/aerial-view-of-turweston-airfield.png)
Aerial view of Turweston. © Richard Flagg
![005Control Tower : Watch Office for Bomber Satellite Stations - 25 June 2010.png](/media/4072/control-tower-watch-office-for-bomber-satellite-stations-25-june-2010.png)
The control tower at Turweston, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
![006Runway 16:34. Looking south east - 25 June 2010.png](/media/4067/runway-16-34-looking-south-east-25-june-2010.png)
Runway 16:34, looking south-east at Turweston, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
![007Runway 10:28 (now 09:27). Looking west from the runway 28 threshold - 25 June 2010.png](/media/4068/runway-10-28-now-09-27-looking-west-from-the-runway-28-threshold-25-june-2010.png)
Looking west from the runway 27 threshold at Turweston, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
![008Runway 04:22. Looking south west from the runway 16:34 intersection - 25 June 2010.png](/media/4069/runway-04-22-looking-south-west-from-the-runway-16-34-intersection-25-june-2010.png)
Looking south-west from the runway 16:34 intersection at Thurweston, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
![009Runway 16:34. Looking north west - 25 June 2010.png](/media/4070/runway-16-34-looking-north-west-25-june-2010.png)
Runway 16:34, looking north-west at Thurweston, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
![010Taxiway at the south of the airfield. Looking north towards the runway 28 threshold - 25 June 2010.png](/media/4073/taxiway-at-the-south-of-the-airfield-looking-north-towards-the-runway-28-threshold-25-june-2010.png)
Taxiway at the south of the airfield, looking north towards the runway 28 threshold, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
![011Taxiway at the south of the airfield. Looking north east from the runway 34 threshold - 25 June 2010.png](/media/4074/taxiway-at-the-south-of-the-airfield-looking-north-east-from-the-runway-34-threshold-25-june-2010.png)
Taxiway at the south of the airfield, looking north-east towards the runway 34 threshold, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
![012Taxiway at the south of the airfield. Looking south west from the runway 34 threshold - 25 June 2010.png](/media/4075/taxiway-at-the-south-of-the-airfield-looking-south-west-from-the-runway-34-threshold-25-june-2010.png)
Taxiway at the south of the airfield, looking south-west from the runway 34 threshold, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
![013Machine Gun Range (25 Yard) - 25 June 2010.png](/media/4071/machine-gun-range-25-yard-25-june-2010.png)
Machine Gun Range (25 Yard) at Thurweston, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
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