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Netheravon Airfield

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The Netheravon site near Choulston Farm was selected towards the end of 1912, and at first was called Choulston Camp. The airfield used a road which extended from Netheravon across farmland, to serve two 19th-century groups of farm buildings. Until the site was ready, service personnel were housed in
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Its buildings are on two sites. Technical buildings, including as the control tower and hangars, are immediately southwest of the runways. About 1 mile (2 km) further southwest, towards Netheravon, is Airfield Camp (also known as Lower Camp) which has offices, a training school (the Airmen's
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Six further buildings from the same phase, and a range of five linked hangars from 1918, are Grade II listed. At the site near the airfield, the 1914 Main Depot Offices, in the same style as the Camp buildings, are also Grade II.
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tents or at the former cavalry school at Netheravon House, south of Netheravon village. Standardised designs and prefabricated methods helped construction to proceed quickly, and
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In the 1939-45 war, Netheravon saw short stays by various squadrons, while training activities continued. In 1941 training of Fleet Air Arm aircrew
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training. Additional married quarters were built at Airfield Camp in the 1950s, and c. 1952 a Roman Catholic church was opened there.
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1969 at Netheravon and in 1971 the regiment was renamed to 7 Regiment Army Aviation Corps. In 1995, 7 Regiment re-roled as a volunteer
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magazine reported "upwards of 700 officers and men" and published photographs showing lines of tents for the visiting squadrons.
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Baggs, A. P.; Critall, Elizabeth; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1980). "Parishes: Fittleton". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.).
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RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912
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bombers, but plans to develop Netheravon as a bomber base were soon shelved. From 1919 until 1931 it was the home of
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which had a training role. Netheravon became a forming-up point for new squadrons; an example is
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In August, following the declaration of war, 3 and 4 squadrons left for France to support the
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moved here in 1964 and had responsibility for Army aviation in the UK (other than at
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DH.89A Dragon Rapide G-AJHO of the Army Parachute Association at Netheravon, 1968
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Ministry of Defence grass strip airfield on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England
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Baggs, A.P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H (1995). Crowley, D.A. (ed.).
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The Officers' Mess and quarters at Airfield Camp, completed in 1914, are
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In June 1914, under the leadership of Lt Col (later Air Vice Marshal)
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The Ministry of Defence land which surrounds the site is part of the
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Cocroft, Wayne; Holborow, Will; Lake, Jeremy; Thomas, Roger (2011).
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After the war, the site was used for various purposes, including
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was formed at Upavon, and its Military Wing was formed from the
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to the United States. Squadrons based at Netheravon included
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The following units were based at Netheravon at some point:
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village and about 5 miles (8 km) north of the town of
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regiment. 7 Regiment moved to Middle Wallop in 2009.
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around 1898 for military training. Along with nearby
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Index

AAC Netheravon
Netheravon
Wiltshire
England

Netheravon Airfield is located in Wiltshire
51°14′43.27″N 1°45′31.64″W / 51.2453528°N 1.7587889°W / 51.2453528; -1.7587889
Ministry of Defence
Army Air Corps
ICAO
Ministry of Defence
Salisbury Plain
Wiltshire
England
Royal Flying Corps
Army Air Corps
Fittleton
Figheldean
Netheravon
Amesbury
Salisbury Plain Training Area

War Office
Upavon
Larkhill
Royal Flying Corps
Central Flying School
Air Battalion
No. 3 Squadron
No. 4 Squadron RFC

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