Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield
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Avro Vulcan XM655 is located at the airfleld. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Radarmoor Ltd | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Wellesbourne, Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 157 ft / 48 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°11′32″N 001°36′52″W / 52.19222°N 1.61444°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield (ICAO: EGBW) is located in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England, 3.9 miles (6.3 km) east of Stratford-upon-Avon. The airfield was formerly the Royal Air Force station RAF Wellesbourne Mountford.
Wellesbourne Mountford is best known for its role in the Second World War, when it was under control by RAF Bomber Command as an Operational Training Unit training crews from within the commonwealth and other countries.
Today the airfield has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P681) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Radarmoor Limited). It is primarily a general aviation (GA) airfield. Wellesbourne Mountford is also home to Avro Vulcan XM655, which is kept in taxiable condition.