White Waltham Airfield
Airport in White Waltham, Berkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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White Waltham Airfield (ICAO: EGLM) is an operational general aviation aerodrome located at White Waltham, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southwest of Maidenhead,[1] in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | West London Aero Club | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | White Waltham, Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 133 ft / 41 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°30′03″N 000°46′28″W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | www.wlac.co.uk | ||||||||||||||||||
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This large grass airfield is best known for its association with the Air Transport Auxiliary from 1940 to 1945 and also has a significant history of prewar flying training, wartime and postwar RAF use and postwar use as a flight test centre by the Fairey and Westland aircraft companies. In the mid-1950s it was HQ of RAF Home Command. It is now privately owned and is the home of the West London Aero Club.