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Haddenham Airfield

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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

Haddenham Airfield

Location
  
Haddenham, Buckinghamshire

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:

  • No. 1 Glider Training School RAF.
  • No. 2 Glider Training School RAF.
  • No. 5 (Training) FP.
  • No. 12 Operational Training Unit RAF.
  • ATA Initial Flying Training School.
  • ATA (Training) Ferry Pool.
  • Glider Instructors School RAF.
  • Glider Training Squadron RAF.

    • 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
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