Whatfield
WHATFIELD: Civil gliding site (also known as HADLEIGH)
Aerial view 2000
Note: This picture was obtained from Google Earth ©
Operated by: 1970s to 1990: Essex & Suffolk Gliding Club
Note: Moved to WORMINGFORD (ESSEX) in 1990
Location: Just S of Whatfield village, 2nm N to NNW of Hadleigh
Period of operation: 1970s to -
Runways: 1990: 06/24 600 grass 15/33 400 grass
NOTES: Although mainly listed as a gliding site in 1977 these GA aircraft were listed as based here:
Auster J/1 Autocrat G-AGTP of the Essex & Suffolk Gliding Club, Auster J/1N Alpha G-AHHT, G-ASEW (?), PA-28 Cherokee 140 G-ASVZ, G-AVLM (?), Cessna F.150G G-AVMF, Cessna F.172H G-AWCH, PA-28 Cherokee 140B G-AXJW of Peter Colby (Commercial) Ltd and Alpavia-Fournier RF-3 G-AYJD.
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