Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield
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Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield is located in Wellesbourne
, Warwickshire
, England
, 3.3 NM east of Stratford-on-Avon.
It was formerly RAF Wellesbourne Mountford
Royal Air Force
station, operational from 1941 to 1964. The airfield was bought by the Government from the Littler family in 1940, and returned to private ownership in 1965.
Wellesbourne Mountford Aerodrome has a CAA
Ordinary Licence (Number P681) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Radarmoor Limited). It is primarily a general aviation
(GA) airfield; see UKGA for details. Wellesbourne Mountford is also home to Avro Vulcan XM655
, which is kept in taxiable conditions.
The airfield holds a large market held on Saturdays and Bank Holidays and has a cafe on site.
Wellesbourne
Wellesbourne is a large village and civil parish in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of the UK. In the 2001 census the parish, which also includes the village of Walton, had a population of 5,691 Wellesbourne is a large village and civil parish in the county of Warwickshire,...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, 3.3 NM east of Stratford-on-Avon.
It was formerly RAF Wellesbourne Mountford
RAF Wellesbourne Mountford
RAF Wellesbourne Mountford was a Royal Air Force station located in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England, east of Stratford-on-Avon.RAF Wellesbourne Mountford was operational from 1941 to 1964...
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...
station, operational from 1941 to 1964. The airfield was bought by the Government from the Littler family in 1940, and returned to private ownership in 1965.
Wellesbourne Mountford Aerodrome has a CAA
United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
The Civil Aviation Authority is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in the United Kingdom. The CAA head office is located in the CAA House on Kingsway in Holborn, London Borough of Camden...
Ordinary Licence (Number P681) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Radarmoor Limited). It is primarily a general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
(GA) airfield; see UKGA for details. Wellesbourne Mountford is also home to Avro Vulcan XM655
Avro Vulcan XM655
Avro Vulcan XM655 is one of two remaining taxiable Avro Vulcans. XM655 is currently owned and maintained by the 655 Maintenance & Preservation Society who keep the plane in a taxiable condition.-History:...
, which is kept in taxiable conditions.
The airfield holds a large market held on Saturdays and Bank Holidays and has a cafe on site.