Thruxton Aerodrome is located in
Thruxton, west of
Andover
Andover may refer to:
Places Australia
* Andover, Tasmania
Canada
* Andover Parish, New Brunswick
* Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
United Kingdom
* Andover, Hampshire, England
** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station
United States
* Ando ...
, in
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...
, England.
The airfield was opened in 1942 as
RAF Thruxton
Royal Air Force Thruxton or more simply RAF Thruxton is a former Royal Air Force station located west of Andover, Hampshire and about southwest of London.
Opened in 1942, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air F ...
. Postwar, it was reopened by the Wiltshire School of Flying in 1947, and private and club flying operations continue to the present time.
Thruxton Aerodrome has a
CAA
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Law
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* Copyright transfer agreement, Copyright assignment agreement, to transfer copyright to ...
Ordinary Licence (Number P544) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee, Western Air (Thruxton) Limited.
Motorbike racing began on a track using the runways and perimeter roads in 1950.
Thruxton Circuit
The Thruxton Circuit is a motor-racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, about 30 miles north of Southampton.
It has hosted motorsport events including the British Touring Car Championship, B ...
, which follows the line of the perimeter road, has been used for motorbike and car racing since 1968.
Many air cadets were trained here on Flying Scholarships and gained their PPLs. The training was carried out by the Wiltshire School of Flying on
DH.82 Tiger Moth and
Jackaroo aircraft.
References
External links
Western Air (Thruxton) Ltd
Airports in Hampshire
Airports established in 1942
1942 establishments in England
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