Aviation in Nottinghamshire - UK Airfields - Richard E Flagg
Aviation in Nottinghamshire - UK Airfields - Richard E Flagg
Aviation in Nottinghamshire - UK Airfields - Richard E Flagg
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9<br />
Langar<br />
Grid Ref: Sheet 129 SK740335. 10 miles SE of Nott<strong>in</strong>gham<br />
Opened: March 1940<br />
Squadrons: 207 Sqn, 435 th & 441 st TCG of 9 th USAF, 1669 HCU, RCAF<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance Unit, A.V.Roe<br />
<strong>Aviation</strong> <strong>in</strong> Nott<strong>in</strong>ghamshire<br />
No 7<br />
Aircraft: Manchester / Hampden / Lancaster / Horsa / DC-3 / C-53 / Waco<br />
glider / Hadrian glider / Halifax / Hurricane / Spitfire / Bristol Freighter /<br />
Beechcraft Expeditors / assorted Avro airframes <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Shackletons.<br />
Nationalities: Commonwealth, American, Canadian<br />
Th<strong>in</strong>gs of note: Unusual <strong>in</strong> that it had a dual military and civilian use from<br />
1942. A.V.Roe ceased operations <strong>in</strong> 1968, with this company undertak<strong>in</strong>g major<br />
servic<strong>in</strong>g activities on aircraft like Shackletons.<br />
Current status: Currently an active airfield for parachut<strong>in</strong>g with the British<br />
Parachute School be<strong>in</strong>g based here, and a public view<strong>in</strong>g area is accessible. Some<br />
orig<strong>in</strong>al build<strong>in</strong>gs survive and have an <strong>in</strong>dustrial use, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g part of the former<br />
A.V.Roe facilities.<br />
Memorial on site (see page 34 for more <strong>in</strong>formation)
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