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) |
1993 - | |
| 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, Belize | ||||
| Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire | England | RAF Topcliffe | 1970's–1992 | now used by 4th Regiment Royal Artillery |
| Atkinson Field, British Guiana | ||||
| RAF Ballykelly | ||||
| Ballykinler | ||||
| Belize Airfield, Belize | ||||
| Brunei Airport | ||||
| Coypool, Plymouth | ||||
| Detmold, Germany | ||||
| Dishforth Airfield, North Yorkshire | England | RAF Dishforth | 1992–2016 | now used by 6 Regiment RLC |
| Dhekeliam, Cyprus | ||||
| RAF Eastleigh, Kenya | ||||
| Falaise Airfield, Little Aden | ||||
| Farnborough | ||||
| RAF Feltwell | ||||
| Harewood Barracks, Herford, Germany | ||||
| Ipoh, Perak | ||||
| RAF Kai Tak | ||||
| Kangaw Barracks, Sembawang | ||||
| Kermia, Cyprus | ||||
| RAF Khormaksar, Aden | ||||
| Kluang | ||||
| Kuching | ||||
| Kuwait Airport | ||||
| Lakatamia, Cyprus | ||||
| Lisanelly Barracks, Northern Ireland | ||||
| Long Pasia | ||||
| Magherafelt | ||||
| McMunn Barracks, Colchester | ||||
| Airfield Camp, Netheravon, Wiltshire | England | RAF Netheravon | 1964–2012 | [1] now used by the Joint Services Parachute Centre |
| RAF Nicosia, Cyprus | ||||
| Noble Field, Kuala Lumpur | ||||
| Ogle Airstrip, Georgetown, British Guiana | ||||
| Paroi, Seremban, Malaya | ||||
| Piggery Ridge, Londonderry | ||||
| Scout Base, Seria, Brunei | ||||
| Sek Kong | ||||
| RAF Sembawang | ||||
| Seremban | ||||
| Sharjah | ||||
| Sha Tin Airfield | Hong Kong | RAF Shatin | 1950s–1970s | |
| RAF Shawbury | ||||
| Sibu | ||||
| Soltau | ||||
| RAF St Angelo, NI | ||||
| Suffield, Canada | ||||
| Terendak | ||||
| Thumier (Habilayn) | ||||
| RAF Wildenwrath | ||||
| Wilson Field, Nairobi |
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]- ^ "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.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.