Long Marston Airfield
Long Marston Airfield was a Royal Air Force base between 1941 and 1954, situated approximately 3 miles south west of Stratford-upon-Avon near the village of Long Marston in Warwickshire. Coordinates: 52°08′15″N 1°45′09″W / 52.1375°N 1.7525°W.
It is now managed by Anthony Hodges, and is home to:
- the Avon Microlight Club
- Freedom Sports Aviation (club and flying school; Chief Flying Instructor Simon Baker)
- the Shakespeare County Raceway dragstrip
- the Long Marston Clay Shooting Ground.
It is also well known as a venue for summertime music festivals, including Godskitchen Global Gathering, the Bulldog Bash, and the Phoenix Festival.
[edit] Runways
Main runway, hard surface: 04/22 (of which the SW third is used as a drag strip)
Grass strip: 02/20
Disused runway, hard surface: 34/16 (used for aircraft movements to hangars, driver training, etc.)
Disused runway, hard surface: 11/29 (buildings, Sunday market, etc.)
[edit] History
Long Marston was an RAF Bomber Command 24 OTU (training unit) airfield which opened in 11/1941 and closed in 1954. It had the regular 3-runway layout, with three hangars (1× B1, 2× T2).
