Buckley Barracks

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RAF Hullavington was a Royal Air Force station in Hullavington, near Chippenham, Wiltshire.

Location
5 miles N of Chippenham Lat/Long: 51:31:30N 02:08:00W Grid Ref: ST900810 Height above sea level: 340 ft


History
Opened on 9 Jul 1937 as a Flying Training School


Unit Badge
The RAF Hullavington Badge show a red dragon holding aloft a beacon. The motto is in English, 'Service to Many'.

Units based at the Station
The station has performed many different roles; these are summarised with dates below:


Royal Air Force
1937-1957 Flying Training Schools (from Apr 1942-Jul 1949 Empire Central Flying School)
1938-1959 Maintenance Unit
1958 114 Sqn
1949-1965 Air Navigation School
1957-1962 Air Electronics School
1967-1982 Parachute Packing Unit
1985-1995 Balloon Operations Sqn
1986-1995 No 4626 (Aeromedical Evacuation) Squadron RAuxAF

Royal Air Force Regiment
1982-1990 No 5 Wing RAF Regiment
1987-1988 No 3 Sqn RAF Regiment

Air Transport Auxiliary
No 8 Ferry Pilot Pool Nov 1940 - Mar 1941)
No 1427 (Ferry Training) Flt (18 May - 05 Sep 1942)

Current Usage
Today the site is used as the home of 9 Supply Regiment Royal Logistic Corps and it was renamed in 2003 Buckley Barracks after the VC winner John Buckley.

The airfield is used on weekends and bank holidays by 621 and 625 Volunteer Gliding Squadrons flying winch launched gliders for the Air Training Corps.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hullavington
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   51°31'44"N   2°8'25"W

Comments

  • Now used by the Army
  • What are the married quarters like at these barracks and where are they ?
  • In 2018 the Dyson Company announced it would be turning much of the base into an R and D center for electric vehicles
This article was last modified 7 years ago