Greenham Common
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"The recreated Shakespeare’s Globe theatre was built in sections at Greenham Common before being transferred to London.
"| Also known as: | Crookham Common / Greenham / New Greenham Park / RAF Greenham Common / USAAF Station 486 |
| County: | West Berkshire |
| Current Status: | Industry / Open land |
| Date: | 1942 (closed to flying) - September 1992 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / USAAF / USAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Advance Printing
- Alzheimer's Society
- B&P Interactive Ltd
- Building Skills Academy Ltd (SStar)
- CEMGraft Electronic Manufacturing
- Dalziel Ltd
- Daybreak Communications Ltd
- Essential Air Ltd
- Express Publishing
- Greenham Common Trust
- Greenham Parish Council
- Greenwood Commercial Support Services
- Grenson Construction Ltd
- Groomers
- Health Care Products Ltd
- Incidental Laboratories
- Intermex Engineering
- ION Systems
- Jacs Minicoach Travel
- Kremer Signs
- Liberty Ballroom
- Link-Up
- Marcolin UK Ltd
- Mobile Productivity
- Moto Cars Ltd
- MWS Media Ltd
- Neil Bremner Electrical Ltd
- New Greenham Arts
- New Greenham Tandoori
- Norma UK Ltd
- OTP Foods Ltd
- Panmure Scientific Ltd
- Paul Broughton Dental Lab
- PHD in Communications Ltd
- Pondergrove Ltd
- Publicity Project Newbury Ltd
- QS Associates Ltd
- Regional Building Control Ltd
- Scubair Ltd
- Skilcom Ltd
- Smarthire Vehicle Rental (SDML Ltd)
- Smile Rehab Ltd
- Stanley John Ltd
- TEEC (The Emea Enterprise Company) Ltd
- Thatcham Town Council
- The Coffee Exchange
- The Slater Centre
- Torftech Ltd
- Total Butler Ltd
- Trustis Limited
- Waterwise Gardens Ltd
- Weavaway Travel
- Web On High
- Wincanton Plc
- Woodlands Day Nursery
Main unit(s) present:
- 11th Tactical Missile Sqn
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No 13 RC
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No 15 (P) AFU
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51st Troop Carrier Wing
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53rd Troop Carrier Wing
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70th FW
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71st FW
- 87th TCS
- 88th TCS
- 89th TCS
- 90th TCS
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100th FW
- 353rd FS
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354th FG
- 355th FS
- 356th FS
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368th FG
- 395th FS
- 396th FS
- 397th FS
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438th TCG
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No 845 Sqn
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No 1511 BAT Flight
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3909th ABG
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7273rd ABG
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7501st ABS
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7551st Combat Support Group
The control tower at Greenham Common, 1 March 2009. © Richard Flagg
Maintenance Hangar at Greenham Common, 1 March 2009. © Richard Flagg
Maintenance Hangar interior at Greenham Common, 1 March 2009. © Richard Flagg
Maintenance Hangar at Greenham Common, 7 June 2013. © Richard Flagg
The control tower at Greenham Common, 7 June 2013. © Richard Flagg
The interior of the control tower at Greenham Common, 7 June 2013. © Richard Flagg
The interior of the control tower at Greenham Common, 7 June 2013. © Richard Flagg
US gliders being assembled at Greenham Common during the Second World War. Courtesy of CriticalPast
Footage of Greenham Common the night before D-Day, 5 June 1944. Courtesy of CAF Media
Aerial footage of Greenham Common. Courtesy of Stephen Woodhall
Aerial footage of Greenham Common, c. 2014. Courtesy of Crazy Places
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