Airport type Private Operator Upward Bound Trust Website www.ubt.org.uk Phone +44 1865 721090 | Owner Upward Bound Trust Elevation AMSL 285 ft / 97 m Elevation 97 m | |
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Address Haddenham Business Park, Thame Rd, Haddenham, Aylesbury HP17 8LL, UK | ||
Sarah gliding with upward bound trust at haddenham airfield
Haddenham Airfield is an airfield on the outskirts of the English village of Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.
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Originally a Second World War airfield called RAF Thame it later came under civil owners Airtech Limited who were based here until the 1990s.
History
The site was originally RAF Thame.
The following units were posted here at some point:
Current use
In 1965 the airfield started gliding operations run by the Upward Bound Trust.
The Upward Bound Trust is a charity that provides glider training for those over the age of 16. With the building of an industrial estate the trust held a hangar appeal supported by the local community of Haddenham, it raised enough money to build a new hangar and a new access road.
References
Haddenham Airfield Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA