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Edgehill (Shenington)
| Also known as: | Edge Hill (misspelling) / Edgehill Aerodrome / RAF Edgehill / RAF Station, Edgehill / Shenington Kart Racing Circuit / Shenington Quarry / Shennington (misspelling) |
| County: | Oxfordshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Leisure activity |
| Date: | Opened October 1941 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Paved, later paved/unpaved |
| Aircraft Role(s): | Experimental / 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 31/10/2020):
- Bruce Hopkins Ltd
- Shenington Gliding Club
- Shenington Kart Club
- Shenington with Alkerton Parish Council
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- Banbury Kart Club
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 FTS
- No 12 OTU
- No 21 OTU
- Altair GC
- Banbury Flying Group
- Coventry GC
- Severn Lamb Flying Group
- Shenington GC
- The Gliding Centre
Remains of a runway at Edgehill, 8 November 2016.
Kart Racing at Edgehill, 1968. Courtesy of British Pathé
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