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Redhill Aerodrome is located southeast of Redhill
Redhill, Surrey

Redhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England and is part of the London commuter belt. Redhill and the adjacent town of Reigate form a single urban area....
, Surrey
Surrey

Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
, England
England

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Redhill Aerodrome has a CAA
United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority

The Civil Aviation Authority is the Civil Aviation Authority in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1972 following the recommendations of a government committee chaired by Sir Ronald Edwards....
 Ordinary Licence (Number P421) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Redhill Aerodrome Limited).

airfield came into use in the 1930s for private flying and it was used as an alternate airfield to Croydon Airport
Croydon Airport

Croydon Airport was an airport in South London which straddled the boundary between what are now the London boroughs of London Borough of Croydon and London Borough of Sutton....
 by Imperial Airways
Imperial Airways

Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long range air transport company, operating from 1924 to 1939 and serving parts of Europe but especially the Empire routes to South Africa, India and the Far East....
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An Elementary Flying Training School was formed at Redhill in July 1937.






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Redhill Aerodrome is located southeast of Redhill
Redhill, Surrey

Redhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England and is part of the London commuter belt. Redhill and the adjacent town of Reigate form a single urban area....
, Surrey
Surrey

Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
.

Redhill Aerodrome has a CAA
United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority

The Civil Aviation Authority is the Civil Aviation Authority in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1972 following the recommendations of a government committee chaired by Sir Ronald Edwards....
 Ordinary Licence (Number P421) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Redhill Aerodrome Limited).

Early History

The airfield came into use in the 1930s for private flying and it was used as an alternate airfield to Croydon Airport
Croydon Airport

Croydon Airport was an airport in South London which straddled the boundary between what are now the London boroughs of London Borough of Croydon and London Borough of Sutton....
 by Imperial Airways
Imperial Airways

Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long range air transport company, operating from 1924 to 1939 and serving parts of Europe but especially the Empire routes to South Africa, India and the Far East....
.

An Elementary Flying Training School was formed at Redhill in July 1937. Training continued at the start of the Second World War
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 using the Miles Magister
Miles Magister

The Miles M.14 Magister was a United Kingdom two-seat monoplane basic trainer aircraft built by the Miles Aircraft for the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm....
. The Fairey Battle
Fairey Battle

The Fairey Battle was a United Kingdom single-engined light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force....
 was also flown particularly for use with the Polish Grading and Testing Flight.

With the threat of a German attack on the airfield the Flying Training School moved to northern England in June 1940
1940 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1940:...
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RAF Redhill

With the withdrawal of the Flying Training School the airfield became an operational RAF
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 station. First to move in were 16 Squadron
No. 16 Squadron RAF

No. 16 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed at St Omer, France on 10 May 1915. It immediately began fighting in World War I under Hugh Dowding....
 operating the Westland Lysander
Westland Lysander

The Westland Lysander was a United Kingdom army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft. It was used during the World War II and was renowned for its ability to operate from small, unprepared airstrips....
. The Lysander's did not stay long and RAF Redhill had many short-term deployments of mainly fighter squadrons.

In August 1942 the airfield had five squadrons based. By the end of 1943 the fighter squadrons had moved on and the airfield was used by support units until the end of the war.

Post-War

The airfield returned to civilian use in 1947 but was suspended in 1954. In 1959 flying resumed at Redhill when the Tiger Club
Tiger Club

The Tiger Club is a flying club formed in 1956 at Croydon Airport, England to race DH82a de Havilland de Havilland Tiger Moths. The founder was Norman Jones who ran the Club until he handed it over to his son Michael Jones....
 moved in. The following year Bristow Helicopters
Bristow Helicopters

Bristow Helicopters is a United Kingdom helicopter airline originally based at Aberdeen Airport, Scotland, part of the Bristow Group based in Houston, Texas....
 started to use Redhill as an operating base and carry out Helicopter maintenance for the next 40 years.

The grass airfield is still operated for private flying and training, with an emphasis on helicopter operators.

The airfield has also been the venue for the flying displays and aviation trade shows, including the annual Redhill Airshow
Redhill Airshow

The Redhill Airshow is a classic "garden party"-style event held amongst the beautiful surrounding of the all-grass Redhill Aerodrome in East Surrey ....
, which was focused around a charitable cause.

Flying squadrons during World War II

  • Royal Air Force
    Royal Air Force

    The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
     
    • No. 1 Squadron RAF
      No. 1 Squadron RAF

      No. 1 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It currently operates the RAF Harrier II from RAF Cottesmore.The squadron motto is In omnibus princeps , appropriate for the RAF's oldest squadron and one that has been involved in almost every major British military operation since World War I....
       - Hawker Hurricane
      Hawker Hurricane

      The Hawker Hurricane is a United Kingdom single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft. Some production of the Hurricane was carried out in Canada by the Canada Car and Foundry....
    • No. 16 Squadron RAF
      No. 16 Squadron RAF

      No. 16 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed at St Omer, France on 10 May 1915. It immediately began fighting in World War I under Hugh Dowding....
       - Westland Lysander
      Westland Lysander

      The Westland Lysander was a United Kingdom army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft. It was used during the World War II and was renowned for its ability to operate from small, unprepared airstrips....
    • No. 66 Squadron RAF
      No. 66 Squadron RAF

      No. 66 Squadron was a Royal Flying Corps and eventually Royal Air Force aircraft squadron....
       - Supermarine Spitfire
      Supermarine Spitfire

      The Supermarine Spitfire is a United Kingdom single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allies of World War II countries through the Second World War and on into the 1950s as a frontline fighter and in secondary roles....
    • No. 116 Squadron RAF
      No. 116 Squadron RAF

      No. 116 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron during World War I. It was equipped with Handley Page O/400 heavy bombers....
       - Airspeed Oxford
      Airspeed Oxford

      The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine aircraft used for training Commonwealth of Nations aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery during the World War II....
       and Avro Anson
      Avro Anson

      The Avro Anson was a United Kingdom twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces during the World War II and afterwards....
    • No. 131 Squadron RAF - Spitfire
    • No. 219 Squadron RAF
      No. 219 Squadron RAF

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       - Bristol Blenheim
      Bristol Blenheim

      The Bristol Blenheim was a United Kingdom light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the World War II....
      , Bristol Beaufighter
      Bristol Beaufighter

      The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a United Kingdom long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber design....
    • No. 231 Squadron RAF
      No. 231 Squadron RAF

      No. 231 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force between 1918 and 1946, active in both World War I and World War II in various roles....
       - North American Mustang
      P-51 Mustang

      The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was a long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allies of World War II air forces in the middle years of World War II....
    • No. 258 Squadron RAF
      No. 258 Squadron RAF

      RAF 258 Squadron was a RAF squadron of World War II. First based at RAF Kenley in 1941, the squadron largely served in the Far East; in Colombo in 1942, and in Burma in 1944 ....
       - Hurricane
    • No. 287 Squadron RAF
    • No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron
      No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron

      No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron was one of several Polish fighter squadrons fighting alongside the Royal Air Force during the World War II. The squadron was named after the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and American Revolution hero General Tadeusz Kosciuszko....
       - Spitfire
    • No. 310 Squadron RAF
      No. 310 Squadron RAF

      No. 310 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakia fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War .It was first formed on 10 July 1940 at RAF Duxford, equipped with Hawker Hurricane fighters and the first RAF squadron to be raised crewed by foreign nationals, in this case escaped Czechoslovakian pilots....
       - Spitfire
    • No. 312 Squadron RAF
      No. 312 Squadron RAF

      No. 312 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakia fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.It was first formed at Duxford in July 1940, equipped with Hawker Hurricane I fighters and crewed mostly by escaped Czechslovakian pilots....
       - Spitfire
    • No. 340 Squadron RAF
      No. 340 Squadron RAF

      340 Squadron RAF was formed at RAF Turnhouse in Scotland on 7 November 1941 as part of Le Groupe de Chasse IV/2 "Ile de France". The squadron was first equipped with Supermarine_Spitfire_variants_part_one#Mk.C2.A0I_.28type_300.29 fighters and consisted of two flights - A Flight and B Flight ....
       - Spitfire
    • No. 350 Squadron RAF
      350th Squadron (Belgium)

      The 350th Squadron is a Fighter aircraft squadron in the Belgian Air Force of the Military of Belgium. It is part of the 2nd Tactical Wing and operates F-16 Fighting Falcon....
       - Spitfire
    • No. 504 Squadron RAF
      No. 504 Squadron RAF

      No. 504 Squadron was formed on 26 March 1928 as one of the Special Reserve Squadrons of the Auxiliary Air Force or AAF. It was integrated into the AAF proper in 1936....
       - Spitfire
  • Royal Auxiliary Air Force
    Royal Auxiliary Air Force

    The Royal Auxiliary Air Force is the volunteer active duty reserve element of the Royal Air Force, providing a primary reinforcement capability for the regular service....
     
  • Royal Australian Air Force
    Royal Australian Air Force

    The Royal Australian Air Force is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF began in March 1912 as the Australian Flying Corps and became a fully independent Air Force in March 1921....
     
    • No. 452 Squadron RAAF
      No. 452 Squadron RAAF

      No. 452 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force fighter plane unit formed during World War II, in England. The squadron flew Supermarine Spitfires for the entire war, initially over the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany-occupied Europe....
       - Spitfire
    • No. 457 Squadron RAAF
      No. 457 Squadron RAAF

      No. 457 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron of World War II. The Squadron was formed in 1941 and was disbanded in 1945 after seeing action in both the European and Pacific theatres of the war....
       - Spitfire
  • Royal Canadian Air Force
    Royal Canadian Air Force

    The Royal Canadian Air Force was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Forces....
     
    • No. 110 Squadron RCAF - Lysander
    • No. 400 Squadron RCAF
      No. 400 Squadron RCAF

      No. 400 Tactical Helicopter and Training Squadron is part of CFB Kingston, and as such a lodger unit of CFB Borden. The squadron currently operates the CH-146 Griffon....
       - Mustang
    • No. 402 Squadron RCAF
      No. 402 Squadron RCAF

      402 "City of Winnipeg" Squadron is a Canadian Forces squadron based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada...
       - Mustang
    • No. 414 Squadron RCAF
      No. 414 Squadron RCAF

      No. 414 Squadron RCAF was a squadron associated with the Royal Canadian Air Force and later with Canadian Forces Air Command....
       - Mustang
    • No. 416 Squadron RCAF
      No. 416 Squadron RCAF

      416 Tactical Fighter Squadron was a fighter squadron of the Canadian Forces' and the Royal Canadian Air Force. It was most recently stationed at CFB 4 Wing Cold Lake, where it operated the CF-18 Hornet....
       - Spitfire
    • No. 421 Squadron RCAF - Spitfire
  • Royal New Zealand Air Force
    Royal New Zealand Air Force

    The Royal New Zealand Air Force is the air force of the Military of New Zealand. It was formed from New Zealand components of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force, becoming an independent force in 1923, although many RNZAF aircrew continued to serve in the Royal Air Force until the end of the 1940s....
     
    • No. 485 Squadron RNZAF
      No. 485 Squadron RNZAF

      No. 485 Squadron was a New Zealand Supermarine Spitfire squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It was the second New Zealand squadron to be formed in the European theatre, , and the first to be formed Article XV squadrons....
       - Spitfire


See also

  • List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
    List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

    Squadrons are the main form of flying unit of the Royal Air Force . These include Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service squadrons incorporated into the RAF when it was formed on 1 April 1918, during the First World War....


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