RAF Hullavington
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RAF Hullavington was a Royal Air Force station in Hullavington, near Chippenham, Wiltshire.
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[edit] Location
5 miles N of Chippenham Lat/Long: 51:31:30N 02:08:00W Grid Ref: ST900810 Height above sea level: 340 ft
[edit] History
Opened on 9 Jul 1937 as a Flying Training School
[edit] Unit Badge
The RAF Hullavington Badge show a red dragon holding aloft a beacon. The motto is in English, 'Service to Many'.
[edit] Units based at the Station
The station has performed many different roles; these are summarised with dates below:
[edit] Royal Air Force
- 1937-1957 Flying Training Schools (from Apr 1942-Jul 1949 Empire Central Flying School)
- 1938-1959 Maintenance Unit
- 1958 114 Sqn
- 1949-1965 Air Navigation School
- 1957-1962 Air Electronics School
- 1967-1982 Parachute Packing Unit
- 1985-1995 Balloon Operations Sqn
- 1986-1995 No 4626 (Aeromedical Evacuation) Squadron RAuxAF
[edit] Royal Air Force Regiment
- 1982-1990 No 5 Wing RAF Regiment
- 1987-1988 No 3 Sqn RAF Regiment
[edit] Air Transport Auxiliary
- No 8 Ferry Pilot Pool Nov 1940 - Mar 1941)
- No 1427 (Ferry Training) Flt (18 May - 05 Sep 1942)
[edit] Current Usage
Today the site is used as the home of 9 Supply Regiment Royal Logistic Corps and it was renamed in 2003 Buckley Barracks after the VC winner John Buckley[1].
The airfield is used on weekends and bank holidays by 625 and 621 Volunteer Gliding Squadrons flying winch launched gliders for the Air Training Corps.
