Enstone Airfield
Encyclopedia
Enstone Airfield is a small civilian airfield close to Enstone
in Oxfordshire
, which is used for microlights, light aircraft
and motor glider
s. The ICAO designator is EGTN.
It was formerly called RAF Enstone and was built during World War II
as a Royal Air Force
base.
Enstone, Oxfordshire
Enstone is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire about east of Chipping Norton.The civil parish is the largest in Oxfordshire, comprising the villages of Church Enstone and Neat Enstone and the hamlets of Chalford, Cleveley, Fulwell, Gagingwell, Lidstone, and Radford.-Toponym:Enstone's...
in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, which is used for microlights, light aircraft
Light aircraft
A light aircraft is an aircraft that has a maximum gross take-off weight of or less.Many aircraft used commercially for freight, sightseeing, photography and scheduled flights are light aircraft.Examples of light aircraft include:...
and motor glider
Motor glider
A motor glider is a fixed-wing aircraft that can be flown with or without engine power. The FAI Gliding Commission Sporting Code definition is: A fixed wing aerodyne equipped with a means of propulsion ,...
s. The ICAO designator is EGTN.
It was formerly called RAF Enstone and was built during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
as a Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
base.