List of airfields of the Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)
This is a list of airfields of the military aviation division of the British Army, the Army Air Corps, from 1 September 1957.
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Current airfields
[edit]| airfield | previous name | dates of AAC use | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wattisham Flying Station, Suffolk | RAF Wattisham (Wattisham Airfield) |
July 1993 - | [1] |
| Middle Wallop Flying Station, Hampshire | RAF Middle Wallop (Middle Wallop Airfield) |
1957 - | |
| Aldergrove Flying Station, Northern Ireland | RAF Aldergrove (JHC FS Aldergrove) |
1960s - | |
| Stirling Lines, Herefordshire | RAF Credenhill (RAF Hereford) |
2000 - | |
| RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), Somerset | 2015 - | ||
| RAF Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire | 1996 - |
Previous airfields
[edit]Home bases and deployment airfields:
| airfield | country | previous name | dates of AAC use | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Camp, Ladyville | British Honduras (Belize) |
Northside of Runway[2] | ||
| Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire | England | RAF Topcliffe | 1974–1992 | now used by 4th Regiment Royal Artillery |
| Ali Al Salem Air Base, Jahra Governorate | Kuwait | 2000s | [3] | |
| Atkinson Field, Demerara-Mahaica | British Guiana (Guyana) |
[4] | ||
| Ballykinler, County Down | Northern Ireland | [5] | ||
| Basra International Airport, Basra Governorate | Iraq | 2000s | [6] | |
| Belize Airfield, Ladyville | British Honduras (Belize) |
South side of Runway[7] | ||
| Bessbrook, County Armagh | Northern Ireland | [8] | ||
| Birdwood Barracks, Bünde, North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany | |||
| Bournemouth Barracks, Soltau, Lower Saxony | Germany | [9] | ||
| Brunei Airport, Brunei–Muara District | Brunei | 1960s | [10] | |
| RAF Bückeburg, Lower Saxony | Germany | |||
| Caithness Barracks, Verden, Lower Saxony | Germany | |||
| Coypool, Marsh Mills, Plymouth, Devon | England | [5] | ||
| RAF Debden, Essex | England | |||
| Dishforth Airfield, North Yorkshire | England | RAF Dishforth | 1992–2016 | now used by 6 Regiment RLC |
| Dhekelia Airfield, Larnaca Bay | Akrotiri and Dhekelia | [11] | ||
| RAF Eastleigh, Nairobi City County | Kenya | [12] | ||
| Falaise Airfield, Little Aden | Aden (Yemen) |
1960s | [13] | |
| Farnborough, Hampshire | England | [14] | ||
| RAF Feltwell, Norfolk | England | [15] | ||
| RAF Gatow, Berlin | Germany | |||
| Harewood Barracks, Herford | Germany | [16] | ||
| Hobart Barracks, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany | |||
| Ipoh, Perak | British Malaya (Malaysia) |
1960s | [17] | |
| Javelin Barracks, Elmpt, North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany | |||
| RAF Kai Tak, Kowloon | Hong Kong (China) |
[18] | ||
| Kangaw Barracks, Sembawang | Singapore | [19] | ||
| Kermia (Metehan), Nicosia District | Cyprus | [20] East of Mammari. | ||
| RAF Khormaksar, Khor Maksar | Aden (Yemen) |
1967 | [21] | |
| Kirkee Barracks, Colchester, Essex | England | |||
| Kluang, Johor | British Malaya (Malaysia) |
1960s | [22] | |
| Kuching, Sarawak | British Malaya (Malaysia) |
1960s | [23] | |
| Kuwait Airport, Farwaniya Governorate | Kuwait | [24] | ||
| RAF Lakatamia, Nicosia District | Cyprus | [25] | ||
| RAF Leuchars, Fife | Scotland | |||
| Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh, County Tyrone | Northern Ireland | [5] | ||
| Long Pasia (Long Pa Sia), Sabah | British Malaya (Malaysia) |
1960s | [26] | |
| Magherafelt, County Londonderry | Northern Ireland | [27] | ||
| McMunn Barracks, Colchester, Essex | England | [28] | ||
| Airfield Camp, Netheravon, Wiltshire | England | RAF Netheravon | 1964–2012 | [29][30] now used by the Joint Services Parachute Centre |
| RAF Nicosia, Nicosia District | Cyprus | [31] | ||
| Noble Field, Kuala Lumpur | British Malaya (Malaysia) |
1960s | [32] | |
| RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire | England | |||
| RAF Odiham, Hampshire | England | |||
| Ogle Airstrip, Georgetown | British Guiana (Guyana) |
[33] | ||
| RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire | England | |||
| Paroi, Seremban | British Malaya (Malaysia) |
1960s | [34] | |
| Perham Down, Wiltshire | England | |||
| Piggery Ridge, Creggan Estate, Londonderry | Northern Ireland | [27] | ||
| Princess Royal Barracks, Gutersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany | |||
| Quebec Barracks, Osnabruck, North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany | |||
| Ripon Barracks, Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany | |||
| Salamanca Barracks, Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany | |||
| Scout Base, Seria, Belait District | Brunei | [35] | ||
| RAF Seletar, North-East Region | Singapore | |||
| Shackleton Barracks, County Londonderry | Northern Ireland | RAF Ballykelly | [5] | |
| RAF Sek Kong, New Territories | Hong Kong (China) |
[36] | ||
| RAF Sembawang, North Region | Singapore | [17] | ||
| Seremban, Negeri Sembilan | British Malaya (Malaysia) |
1960s | [34] | |
| Sharjah, Emirate of Sharjah | Trucial States (United Arab Emirates) |
[37] | ||
| Sha Tin Airfield, New Territories | Hong Kong (China) |
RAF Shatin | 1950s–1970s | [18] |
| RAF Shawbury, Shropshire | England | |||
| Sibu, Sarawak | British Malaya (Malaysia) |
1960s | [30] | |
| RAF St Angelo, County Fermanagh | Northern Ireland | [15] | ||
| St George's Barracks, Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany | |||
| CFB Suffield, Alberta | Canada | |||
| Taiping, Perak | British Malaya (Malaysia) |
1960s | [22] | |
| Terendak, Malacca | British Malaya (Malaysia) |
1960s | [34] | |
| Thumier (Habilayn), Radfan District | Aden (Yemen) |
1960s | [38] | |
| Tofrek Barracks East, Hildesheim, Lower Saxony | Germany | |||
| RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire | England | 1968[39] – 1974 | now Alanbrooke Barracks | |
| RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh | Scotland | |||
| Waterloo Barracks, Munster, Lower Saxony | Germany | |||
| RAF Wildenrath, North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany | [40] | ||
| Wilson Field, Nairobi | Kenya | [40] |
See also
[edit]- List of British Army installations
- List of Royal Air Force stations
- List of air stations of the Royal Navy
- List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies
- Lists of military installations
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Birtles 2012, p. 122.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 291.
- ^ Ripley 2010, p. 261.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 280.
- ^ a b c d Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 306.
- ^ Ripley 2010, p. 262.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 286.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 313.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 164.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 78.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 154.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 193.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 204.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 144.
- ^ a b Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 302.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 312.
- ^ a b Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 45.
- ^ a b Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 124.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 73.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 152.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 272.
- ^ a b Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 42.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 80.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 191.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 151.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 90.
- ^ a b Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 326.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 287.
- ^ "Airfield Camp, Netheravon 1912-2012" (PDF). Army Air Corps Journal (52): 40–42. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 106.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 157.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 65.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 284.
- ^ a b c Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 71.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 114.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 129.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 278.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 213.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 277.
- ^ a b Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 155.
Bibliography
[edit]- Birtles, Philip (2012). UK Airfields of the Cold War. Midland Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-346-4.
- Greenacre, John; Peters, Mike (2024). Ops Normal - The Authorised Operational History of the AAC 1957-2017. Vol. 1 (1957-79). Warwick, UK: Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1-804515-34-1.
- Ripley, Tim (2010). Middle East Airpower in the 21st Century. Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword Aviation. ISBN 978-1-84884-099-7.