Hucknall Aerodrome (original) (raw)

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Hucknall Aerodrome (ICAO: EGNA) was a former general aviation and RAF aerodrome located 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north northwest of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England and west of Hucknall town. The aerodrome had been operated by the Merlin Flying Club since 1971, and then by Rolls-Royce Group plc. Before its closure, it was owned and operated by ITP Aero. Hucknall Aerodrome had a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P507) that allowed daytime flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee and was not available for public transport passenger flights required to use a licensed aerodrome. It was a C.1916 grass aerodrome of significant historical importance. On 1 March 2015 the aerodrome closed indefinitely to be turned into a housing and industrial estate. (en)

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EGNA

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08/26
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Sources: UK AIP at NATS (en)

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EGNA (en)

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Y (en)

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Royal Flying Corps No. 15 Training Depot Hucknall (en)

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RAF Hucknall (en)

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Rolls-Royce Flight Test Establishment (en)

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Merlin Flying Club Limited (en)

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EGNA (en)

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United Kingdom Nottinghamshire (en)

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Location in Nottinghamshire (en)

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11 (xsd:integer)

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Grass (en)

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Tarmac (en)

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Brooks, R, J. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Airfields in the Second World War. Countryside Books. 2003. . (en)
Hunt, L. Twenty-One Squadrons - The History of the Royal Auxiliary Airforce 1925 - 1957. Crecy Publishing Limited. 1992. . (en)
Buchan I, G. British Airfield Buildings - Expansion and Inter War Periods. Midland Publishing Limited. 2000. . (en)

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Private (en)

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Flying at Hucknall (en)

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Hucknall Aerodrome (ICAO: EGNA) was a former general aviation and RAF aerodrome located 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north northwest of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England and west of Hucknall town. The aerodrome had been operated by the Merlin Flying Club since 1971, and then by Rolls-Royce Group plc. Before its closure, it was owned and operated by ITP Aero. On 1 March 2015 the aerodrome closed indefinitely to be turned into a housing and industrial estate. (en)

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