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The station was renamed to RAF Blackbushe on 18 November 1944 and it became an airfield for the Douglas Dakotas of RAF Transport Command during the 1948 airlift during the Berlin Blockade. The RAF Station was closed on 15 November 1946 and in February 1947 the airfield became Blackbushe Airport under the control of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Blackbushe was used as a major location for the 1956 film The Crooked Sky in which the former RAF station buildings and then current commercial aircraft are seen. The airport was also used as a filming location in the making of the 1951 film No Highway in the Sky directed by Henry Koster, starring James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich and Jack Hawkins.
London Biggin Hill, a former RAF station This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the duration of operation. During 1991, the RAF had several Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome (MEDA) airfields: RAF ...
RAF Halton; RAF Hampstead Norris; RAF Hamworthy; RAF Hardwick; RAF Harlaxton; RAF Harpur Hill; RAF Harrogate; RAF Harwell; RAF Haverfordwest; RAF Hawkinge; RAF Headcorn; RAF Heathfield; RAF Hell's Mouth; RAF Helperby; RAF Hemswell; Hendon Aerodrome; Heston Aerodrome; RAF Hethel; RAF High Ercall; RAF High Post; RAF Hixon; RAF Hockley Heath; RAF ...
On 22 May 2005, a memorial was unveiled and dedicated to the groundcrew, aircrew and support staff who were based at RAF Hunsdon from 1941 to 1945. [ 4 ] In June 2012 a new memorial commemorating the 126 air and ground crew who died while flying from or serving at RAF Hunsdon was unveiled.
No. 137 (Bomber) Wing RAF was formed within No. 2 Group RAF, RAF Second Tactical Air Force on 12 May 1944 still at Hartford Bridge, consisting of: No. 88 (Hong Kong) Squadron RAF (disbanded 4 April 1945) No. 226 Squadron RAF (disbanded 20 September 1945) No. 305 Polish Bomber Squadron (arrived 7 September 1945, departed 24 November 1945)
Airwork Ltd Handley Page Hermes IV on a trooping flight at Blackbushe Airport in 1954. Airwork Limited, also referred to during its history as Airwork Services Limited, is a wholly owned subsidiary company of VT Group plc.
16 August 1954 – Airwork Vickers Viking G-AIXS crashed on approach to Blackbushe Airport. The aircraft was destroyed. [97] There were two serious injuries of the 37 on board. [98] 6 November – Britavia Handley Page Hermes G-ALDJ crashed on a night approach to Blackbushe Airport in bad weather after a flight from Tripoli. Seven out of 80 ...