Turweston
Also known as: | RAF Station, Turweston / RAF Turweston / Turweston Aerodrome / Turweston Solar Farm |
County: | Buckinghamshire |
Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland / Leisure activity / Solar farm |
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

Aerial view of Turweston. © Richard Flagg

The control tower at Turweston, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

Runway 16:34, looking south-east at Turweston, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

Looking west from the runway 27 threshold at Turweston, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

Looking south-west from the runway 16:34 intersection at Thurweston, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

Runway 16:34, looking north-west at Thurweston, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

Taxiway at the south of the airfield, looking north towards the runway 28 threshold, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

Taxiway at the south of the airfield, looking north-east towards the runway 34 threshold, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

Taxiway at the south of the airfield, looking south-west from the runway 34 threshold, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg

Machine Gun Range (25 Yard) at Thurweston, 25 June 2010. © Richard Flagg
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