Alton Barnes
ALTON BARNES: Military aerodrome
Military user: RAF Training Command 50 Group
Central Flying School
29 EFTS (Elementary Flying Training School)
Location: 5nm E of Devizes
Period of operation: 1935 to 1947
Runways: N/S 749 grass NE/SW 1005 grass
E/W 795 grass NW/SE 795 grass
NOTES: When operational up to ten Blister hangars were used. However, it appears that no squadron was actually based here.
It appears that the Central Flying School at UPAVON used this airfield up until 1941. Presumably for, given the amount of hangars, detached courses or similar. In 1941 it was then transferred to 29 EFTS based at CLYFFE PYPARD. It could of course been during their tenure that the blister hangars were installed?
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