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Little Rissington

Also known as:	Little Rissington Aerodrome / RAF Little Rissington / RAF Station, Little Rissington / Rissy (nickname) / Upper Rissington Business Park
County:	Gloucestershire
Current Status:	Aviation / Industry / Leisure activity
Date:	August 1938 - 1 September 1976
Current Use:	Limited flying
Used By:	RAF / Civil

N.B. – Little Rissington is situated across the two counties of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire but primarily geographically resides in Gloucestershire.

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

Great Rissington Parish Council
The Hangar – restaurant
Little Rissington Parish Council
Rissington Kart Club
The Rissingtons Local History Society
St Peter’s Church, Little Rissington

Main unit(s) present:

No 6 FTS
No 6 (P) AFU
No 6 SFTS
No 7 FIS (Advanced)
No 8 ASU
No 8 MU
No 23 BAT Flight
No 250 MU
No 637 GS
No 637 VGS
No 1523 BAT Flight
No 1537 BAT Flight
CFS
CFS (Advanced)
CFS Flying Club
Oxford UAS
Station Flight, Little Rissington
The Gliding Centre
Western Union Examining Sqn
Yam-Sing Flying Group

The history of the RAF Central Flying School at Little Rissington, 1960s. Courtesy of HuntleyFilmArchives

The Red Arrows at Little Rissington, 1965. Courtesy of British Pathé

Kart racing at Little Rissington, 1967. Courtesy of British Pathé

Little Rissington Air Show, 1971. Courtesy of wingsurfer

A hangar is demolished at Little Rissington. Courtesy of Simon Harris

Hangars being demolished at Little Rissington. Courtesy of Simon Harris

Satellite(s):	South Cerney
Relief Landing Ground(s):	Akeman Street / Aston Down / Chipping Norton / Enstone / Fairford / Kemble / Moreton-in-Marsh / Moreton Valence / South Cerney / Wellesbourne Mountford / Windrush
Decoy Airfield(s):	Farmington / Taynton

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