Haddenham Airfield

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Haddenham Airfield
Summary
Airport typePrivate
Owner Upward Bound Trust
OperatorUpward Bound Trust
Location Haddenham, Buckinghamshire
Elevation  AMSL 285 ft / 97 m
Coordinates 51°46′35″N000°56′30″W / 51.77639°N 0.94167°W / 51.77639; -0.94167
Website www.ubt.org.uk
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Haddenham Airfield
Location in Buckinghamshire

Haddenham Airfield was an airfield on the outskirts of the English village of Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.

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Originally a Second World War airfield called RAF Thame it later came under civil owners Airtech Limited who were based there until the 1990s.

History

The site was originally RAF Thame.

The following units were posted here at some point:

Current use

In 1965 the airfield started gliding operations run by the Upward Bound Trust.

The Upward Bound Trust is a charity that provides glider training for those over the age of 16. With the building of an industrial estate the trust held a hangar appeal supported by the local community of Haddenham, it raised enough money to build a new hangar and a new access road. [2]

The last flight from the airfield was made on 9 December 2018. The site was designated for redevelopment for housing and industrial use. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Thame (Haddenham)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. Upward Bound Trust History (Website accessed 13 September 2010)
  3. (Website accessed 25 August 2024)