Little Staughton flying sites
Note: This listing is, in some respects, an adjunct to the main listing - LITTLE STAUGHTON - which gives information mainly regarding the WW2 period. This map only shows the location of the WW2 airfield.
LITTLE STAUGHTON: Military Landing Ground
Military users: RFC (Royal Flying Corps)
75 [Home Defence] Sqdn (Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c, later B.E.2e types)
Location: Presumably reasonably close to the site used for the WW2 aerodrome (?) but apparently in BEDFORDSHIRE during WW1. The LITTLE STAUGHTON WW2 airfield was in HUNTINGDONSHIRE.
Period of operation: 1916 to 1917
NOTES: If anybody could kindly offer advice regarding the location of the WW1 airfield, this will be much appreciated.
LITTLE STAUGHTON: Civil aerodrome (WW2 military aerodrome listed in HUNTINGDONSHIRE)
Note: These six pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©
Operated by: 2001: Colton Aviation
Civil activities: Maintenance
Maintenance: After WW2, Brooklands Aviation, Colton Aviation
Location: SE of Little Staughton village, W of the A45, about 4nm WNW of St Neots
Period of operation: 1945 to - (Immediately after the RAF departed?)
Note: This map is reproduced with the kind permission of Pooleys Flight Equipment. Copyright Robert Pooley 2014.
Runways: 2001: 07/25 923x46 hard
NOTES: Brooklands Aviation undertook overhaul of RAF Vickers Varsities and Valettas here, work that was still going on in 1975.
In 1977 the following GA types were listed as being based here: DHC.1 Chipmunk 22 G-AOUO, Stampe SV-4C G-AXCZ, Cessna F.172H G-AYAO of Transmatic Fyllan Ltd, Cessna 182N of Moatair Service Ltd, Cessna FRA.150L G-BACC of R.F. Development Ltd and the Piper PA-25 Pawnee 235 G-BEAE of Colton Aviation Services.
Yet another example of a WW2 aerodrome being kept alive by GA business use, but unusually, totally undeveloped as a GA airfield for various reasons.
A FLYING VISIT
NOTES: These four lovely moody pictures, taken by Mike Yalden on the 8th August 2002, was when Martin Pole flew the Reims Cessna F182Q Skylane, G-GHOW (ex OO-MCD), in from TOP FARM. As Martin points out, he is sure this was the only time when he has taxied an aircraft underneath electricity and/or telephone lines - and these are fairly low of course. (Fourth picture). Not really a cause for concern, as light aircraft pass beneath on a regular basis, but, the pilot of a C.182 cannot see the top of the tail, just to make doubly sure it is clear.
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