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Former Royal Air Force flying base in Hampshire, England
RAF Andover (IATA: ADV, ICAO: EGWA) is a former Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station in England, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Andover, Hampshire
RAF_Andover
Military transport aircraft series by Hawker Siddeley, later British Aerospace
Siddeley HS 780 Andover is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft produced by Hawker Siddeley for the Royal Air Force (RAF), developed from
Hawker_Siddeley_Andover
Town in Hampshire, England
Defence. RAF Andover was opened on Andover Airfield, to the south of the town, during the First World War and became the site of the RAF Staff College
Andover,_Hampshire
Former Air Force staff college in Berkshire, England
The RAF Staff College at RAF Andover was the first Royal Air Force staff college to be established. Its role was the training of officers in the administrative
RAF_Staff_College,_Andover
Topics referred to by the same term
Brunswick Andover, Hampshire, England RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station Andover (constituency), a former constituency Andover, Connecticut
Andover
Former command of the Royal Air Force
- HQ at Upavon RAF Andover No. 21 Squadron RAF - Devon, Pembroke RAF Benson Queen's Flight - Andover, Chipmunk, Heron & Whirlwind RAF Brize Norton No
RAF_Air_Support_Command
Service. This is a list of RAF aircraft, including all currently active and retired types listed in alphabetic order by their RAF type name. For just those
List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
Royal Air Force station in Greater London, England
Royal Air Force Northolt or more simply RAF Northolt (IATA: NHT, ICAO: EGWU) is a Royal Air Force station in South Ruislip, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km;
RAF_Northolt
Royal Air Force main operating base in Lincolnshire, England
Hind before moving to RAF Boscombe Down in Wiltshire on 17 July 1937. On 16 June 1937, No. 44 Squadron moved in from RAF Andover, flying the Blenheim,
RAF_Waddington
Air Force Communication Wing RAF, was established on 31 March 1945, and disbanded only three and a half months later at RAF Buckeburg on 15 July 1945, by
List of Royal Air Force Communication units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Communication_units
Former airport in Yemen
Royal Air Force Khormaksar, or RAF Khormaksar, is a former Royal Air Force station in Aden, Yemen. Its motto was "Into the Remote Places". During the
RAF_Khormaksar
British Army installation
Marlborough Lines is a British Army installation on the former site of RAF Andover in Hampshire, England. The site is the location of Army Headquarters
Marlborough_Lines
Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1898–1968)
World War as officer commanding, RAF Andover from October 1939, officer commanding, No. 2 Flying Instructors School at RAF Cranwell from September 1940 and
Lawrence_Darvall
Two-seat military helicopter of the 1940s
School, formed January 1945 at RAF Andover, was the first British military unit to be equipped with the helicopter. Many RAF Hoverfly Mark Is were transferred
Sikorsky_R-4
List of Operational Training Units (OTUs) of the British Royal Air Force (RAF)
Archives, Kew AIR29/637 Lake, p. 146 "RAF History: Bomber Command 60th Anniversary: No. 52 Squadron". www.RAF.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 2004. Retrieved
List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Operational_Training_Units
Military unit
Flight, 242 OCU. The Andover Training Flight was formed at RAF Abingdon on 1 July 1966. No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF was formed by the merging
No. 242 Operational Conversion Unit RAF
No._242_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Squadron reformed at RAF Andover in Hampshire in January 1923 as a day bomber squadron equipped with the Airco DH.9A, soon moving to RAF Bircham Newton in
No._11_Squadron_RAF
Regiment Units In The Royal Air Force
This is a list of units of the Royal Air Force Regiment. The RAF Regiment is the ground fighting force of the Royal Air Force and is charged mainly with
List_of_RAF_Regiment_units
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
squadron re-formed at RAF Northolt in West London on 1 April 1923, operating the de Havilland DH.9A. In 1924, it moved to RAF Andover in Hampshire and converted
No._12_Squadron_RAF
Canadian actor (1920–2005)
Air Force". In the late spring of 1945, on Salisbury Plain north of RAF Andover, he slalomed a plane between telegraph poles "to prove it could be done"
James_Doohan
Former command of the Royal Air Force
foundation stone for a new Command Headquarters at RAF Andover was laid in November 1960. When the RAF took delivery of the Blue Danube nuclear weapon (in
RAF_Maintenance_Command
Former airfield in Wiltshire, England
Royal Air Force Colerne or more simply RAF Colerne is a former Royal Air Force station which was on the outskirts of the village of Colerne in Wiltshire
RAF_Colerne
Former Royal Air Force station in Berkshire, England
invasion of Normandy. After receiving the P-38s, the group was moved to RAF Andover (AAF-106) in Hampshire at the end of February. 434th Troop Carrier Group
RAF_Aldermaston
Village and civil parish in Hampshire, England
Second World War, Hurstbourne Tarrant was the decoy site for RAF Andover, the headquarters of RAF Maintenance Command. This was one of four airfields in Hampshire
Hurstbourne_Tarrant
Biplane heavy bomber of the British Royal Air Force
RAF Andover, RAF Scampton) Vickers Virginia Mk.X No. 215 Squadron RAF- October 1935 to September 1937 (RAF Worthy Down, RAF Upper Heyford, RAF Driffield)
Vickers_Virginia
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
at RAF Andover. The station opened officially on 30 July 1936, however, Nos. 7 and 102 RAF Squadrons did not move in until September 1936 from RAF Worthy
RAF_Finningley
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Wing RAF. The Squadron was disbanded on 1 October 1919 at RAF Shotwick, Flintshire. The Squadron was reformed on 10 August 1936 at RAF Andover, Hampshire
No._103_Squadron_RAF
Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1899-1956)
was appointed Station Commander at RAF Andover in 1938 and served in the Second World War being one of the last RAF officers to escape from France to Britain
Thomas_Williams_(RAF_officer)
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Lightning Force and will return to RAF Marham in Norfolk where it was last based in 1965. No. 207 Squadron arrived at RAF Marham with six F-35Bs on 16 July
No._207_Squadron_RAF
1942 British liaison aircraft family
control was maintained in Britain by 70 Group, RAF Fighter Command. The three squadrons deployed from RAF Andover to the Netherlands, to Dunkirk in France,
Taylorcraft_Auster
operational conversion units (OCUs) were training units of the Royal Air Force (RAF). With the introduction of new heavy bombers, the four-engined Short Stirling
List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force
List_of_conversion_units_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
First day of German military operations to destroy the British air force
and Worthy Down. RAF Andover was to be bombed as well, with the support of 52 Ju 87s from StG 1 and StG 2 who were to strike at RAF Warmwell and Yeovil
Adlertag
Military unit
operational flying at No. 43 Operational Training Unit RAF, at RAF Andover. The squadron was formed at RAF Andover, on 5 March 1945, the third air observation post
No._666_Squadron_RCAF
the Andover was on 28 June 1924.[citation needed] Because the "Desert Air Route" was transferred to Imperial Airways, no order was placed by the RAF, so
Avro_Andover
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps was formed on 23 September 1917 at RAF Waddington and soon moved to RAF Andover, Hampshire with a variety of aircraft to train as a bomber
No._105_Squadron_RAF
the cockpit. The performance of the Westland F.7/30, first flown from RAF Andover, fell far short of the F.7/30 specifications: A figure is often given
Westland_F.7/30
Former Royal Air Force station in Hampshire, England
Armament Experimental Establishment at RAF Boscombe Down. Helicopter training functions were transferred to RAF Andover. Beaulieu airfield was then without
RAF_Beaulieu
Former Royal Air Force operations group
RAF Maintenance Command that dealt with aircraft. November 1939 – HQ at Andover 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 19, 20, 22, 24, 27 & No. 36 Maintenance Unit RAF April
No._41_Group_RAF
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
Experimental aircraft series by G. T. R. Hill
which engine was fitted. It and subsequent models flew initially from RAF Andover, the Mk. IA flying in 1928. The Mks II and III failed to gain Ministry
Westland-Hill_Pterodactyl
Former Royal Air Force station in West Sussex, England
Siddeley Andover C.1 which was operated by No. 84 Squadron RAF and No. 46 Squadron RAF From June 1955, a Search and Rescue flight of No. 22 Squadron RAF equipped
RAF_Thorney_Island
Elementary Flying Training School RAF Cambridge (England), completing their operational flying training at 43 O.T.U. (RAF Andover). Observers were trained at
List of Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons
List_of_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_squadrons
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Western Communications Squadron was re-designated as No. 21 Squadron at RAF Andover in Hampshire. It provided transport for senior officers in the western
No._21_Squadron_RAF
Norwegian aviator, polar explorer and author
Navigation School, later School of Aerial Navigation) at RAF Andover that month. Another instructor at Andover was Flying Officer (later Wing Commander) Aubrey
Tryggve_Gran
English artist (1877–1970)
wounded when a shelter was directly hit by a bomb during an attack on RAF Andover. WAAC had requested that Knight paint Robins as part of a group of medal-winning
Laura_Knight
Operational Training Unit of the Royal Air Force
the Second World War at RAF Andover operating Hawker Hurricanes, Miles Mentors and Airspeed Oxfords until 6 March 1940 when at RAF Sutton Bridge it was disbanded
No. 236 Operational Conversion Unit RAF
No._236_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF
British Territorial Army unit
involved using S/Ls as homing beacons for airfields such as RAF Andover, RAF Boscombe Down and RAF Colerne. On 24 February, Lt-Col Crouch moved to command
Dorsetshire and Wiltshire Fortress Royal Engineers
Dorsetshire_and_Wiltshire_Fortress_Royal_Engineers
Royal Air Force main operating base in Oxfordshire, England
Siddeley Andover arrived from RAF Brize Norton. Operated by No. 115 Squadron and supported by the Andover Training Flight, the Andover Serving Flight and the
RAF_Benson
Flying squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps
Training School RAF, RAF Cambridge, further developing advanced flying skills at No. 43 Operational Training Unit RAF (43 OTU), RAF Andover. The first commanding
No._664_Squadron_AAC
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
there on 30 June of that same year. No. 107 Squadron was reformed at RAF Andover on 10 August 1936 as a light bomber squadron, equipped with Hawker Hinds
No._107_Squadron_RAF
Flight RAF, Basra (1928–29) No. 1 Queen Bee Flight RAF (1937) became 'D' Flight, No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF Andover Training Flight RAF (1966–70)
List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_independent_flights
Military aircraft of the Royal Air Force
production aircraft were replacement Mk IIs. The squadron moved to RAF Andover in 1929 and to RAF Bicester in 1934. The Sidestrand inherited the good manoeuvrability
Boulton_Paul_Sidestrand
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1894–1966)
at the RAF Staff College, Andover in 1929, Air Officer Commanding No. 1 (Indian) Group in 1931 and Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF India in
Arthur_Barratt
Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1902-1994)
route to his headquarters at RAF Andover to collect passengers: he was not on board at the time. Jordan retired from the RAF on 2 June 1958. In 1932 Richard
Richard_Jordan_(RAF_officer)
Royal Air Force station in England
Royal Air Force Welford or more simply RAF Welford is an active Royal Air Force station in Berkshire, England. The station lies approximately 6 miles
RAF_Welford
(former RAF Andover). This hut is complete and located in a field close to the hedge along Red Post Lane and near the junction with Andover Road. one
Quetta_hut
Military unit
Virginia Mk. X bomber. In October 1935 the unit moved to RAF Andover, taking part in exercises at RAF Aldergrove, Belfast, in September 1936. On returning
No._214_Squadron_RAF
British WWII aviation support organisation
which allocated the required flights to all Ferry Pools, was based at RAF Andover. Late in 1939 it was decided that a third and entirely civilian ferry
Air_Transport_Auxiliary
Former Royal Air Force operations group
Communication Squadron RAF. November 1939 – HQ at Abingdon 1, 3, 4, 7, 14, 16, 25, 35, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, L & K May 1941 – HQ at Andover 5, 6, 8, 9, 10,
No._40_Group_RAF
(closed)) EGWA ADV RAF Andover Andover England 51°12′31″N 1°31′31″W / 51.20861°N 1.52528°W / 51.20861; -1.52528 (EGWA - RAF Andover (closed)) closed
List of airports by ICAO code: EB-EG
List_of_airports_by_ICAO_code:_EB-EG
Air and space warfare force of the United Kingdom
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards
Royal_Air_Force
Military unit
group moved to RAF Aldermaston in England in January and February 1944 and were assigned to the Ninth Air Force. They moved to RAF Andover at the end of
370th_Fighter_Group
Type of retractable concrete pillbox used in Britain during World War II
early 1940, Campbell attended the operational trials of the prototype at RAF Andover. Winston Churchill wrote to General Ismay on 12 July 1940 saying: "I
Pickett-Hamilton_fort
Month in 1918
minister. The Royal Flying Corps established air squadron No. 148 at RAF Andover, England. The sports club Raufoss was established in Raufoss, Norway
February_1918
Former command of the Royal Air Force
Tomahawk – RAF Old Sarum No. 42 OTU – Various Aircraft – RAF Andover No. 271 Squadron RAF – Albatross / Dominie – RAF Doncaster No. 651 Squadron RAF – Taylorcraft
RAF_Army_Cooperation_Command
the naming tradition of the Royal Air Force, whereby the prefix RCAF (vs. RAF) was affixed. High River Vancouver Winnipeg Dartmouth Camp Borden Ottawa
List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
List_of_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_stations
Country house and private park in Berkshire, England
earmarked by the government for an airfield, RAF Aldermaston, to operate as a satellite field for RAF Andover. During World War II the land and house were
Aldermaston_Court
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
unit was disbanded. A number of Andovers were converted to flight calibration duties with No. 115 Squadron RAF at RAF Benson, two went to Boscombe Down
No._46_Squadron_RAF
Royal Air Force station in England
Squadron moved from RAF Cottesmore, operating the Hawker Siddeley Andover in the radar calibration role. The squadron moved to RAF Benson in 1983. In May
RAF_Brize_Norton
British flying squadron, 1917–1963
the Hawker Hind at RAF Andover on 14 June 1937 and joining No. 2 Group. The squadron transferred to No. 1 Group and moved to RAF Cranfield on 8 July
No._82_Squadron_RAF
its first flight in 1925 from RAF Andover, with Captain Frank Courtney as the test pilot. The prototype was delivered to RAF Martlesham Heath for evaluation
Westland_Yeovil
British flying squadron, 1942–1946
No. 296 Squadron RAF was a transport squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. With sister squadrons 295 and 297 it formed 38 Wing
No._296_Squadron_RAF
American twin-engined fighter of WWII
September 1941, with more on the way for the USAAF, the Royal Air Force (RAF), and the Free French Air Force operating from England. By November 1941
Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
Military command and formation
became HQ Land Forces. It moved from Erskine Barracks to the former RAF Andover site now known as Marlborough Lines on 23 June 2010. Land Command was
Land_Command
to RAF Turnhouse in Scotland on 8 November 1941. Following the installation of a Fairey-Reed propeller in May 1943, it was delivered to RAF Andover for
Miles_Mohawk
Military unit
Bradley Field, Connecticut, 5–20 January 1944 RAF Aldermaston (AAF-467), England, 12 February 1944 467 RAF Andover (AAF-406), England, 29 February – 19 July
402nd_Fighter_Squadron
Military unit
'Buck' Buchanan later became pilots at 43 Operational Training Unit, RAF Andover, and fought in northwest Europe with No. 665 Squadron RCAF. "The Second
1st Medium Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
1st_Medium_Regiment,_Royal_Canadian_Artillery
Unsuccessful British bomber prototype
prototype of the Witch, serial J8596, was first flown on 30 January 1928 at RAF Andover, with Louis Paget at the controls. The type was praised for its stability
Westland_Witch
School School of Air Pilotage (RAF Andover) School of Naval Co-operation (RAF Calshot) Seaplane Training Squadron (RAF Calshot) Data from The Illustrated
Saro_Cloud
1933 medium bomber aircraft
village of Overstrand. On 22 February 1934, the prototype was delivered to RAF Andover for trials conducted by No. 101 Squadron. Some criticisms of the aircraft
Boulton_Paul_Overstrand
British Royal Air Force officer (1898–1983)
he was appointed Air Officer Commanding, No. 41 (Technical) Group at RAF Andover. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1952 New Year
Hugh_White_(RAF_officer)
Military unit
Bradley Field, Connecticut, 5–20 January 1944 RAF Aldermaston (AAF-467), England, 12 February 1944 467 RAF Andover (AAF-406), England, 29 February – 19 July
187th_Airlift_Squadron
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aircraft wing
to RNAS Machrihanish, Argyll and Bute, on 6 October 1943 and then to RAF Andover, Hampshire, the following day before joining the wing at RNAS Burscough
4th_Naval_Fighter_Wing
German World War II dive bomber pilot and general
commanded by Walter Enneccerus, were ordered to attack RAF Andover with the support of StG 1, along with RAF Warmwell and Yeovil. I./JG 53 flew a fighter sweep
Hubertus_Hitschhold
Royal Air Force station in the Atlantic Ocean
RAF Ascension Island (IATA: ASI, ICAO: FHAW), also known as Wideawake Airfield or Ascension Island Auxiliary Field, is a military airfield and facility
RAF_Ascension_Island
Village and parish in Hampshire, England
Thruxton Down. The airfield was officially opened as a satellite of nearby RAF Andover airfield on 1 August 1941. It became a base under Army Co-Op Command's
Thruxton,_Hampshire
Military unit
it was required for troop carrier operations; the 370th soon moved to RAF Andover. From England, the group dive-bombed radar installations and flak towers
140th_Operations_Group
British flying ace (1891–1935)
later. He moved to the Station Flight at RAF Andover on 23 January 1931, then to No. 18 Squadron RAF, based at RAF Upper Heyford on 20 October 1931, assuming
Thomas_Luke
British rower
France to be re-equipped with the Handley Page O/400 heavy bomber at RAF Andover. On 24 May 1918 Thomson was appointed commander of No. 207 Squadron which
Gordon_Thomson_(rower)
PBY-6A Catalina". RAF Museum. Board of Trustees of the Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 13 June 2026. "Hawker Siddeley Andover E3A". RAF Museum. Board of
List of aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands
List_of_aircraft_at_the_Royal_Air_Force_Museum_Midlands
civilian operators. This includes an Airbus Voyager of the Royal Air Force (RAF), No. 10 Squadron, and the King's Helicopter Flight, which forms part of
Air transport of the British royal family and government
Air_transport_of_the_British_royal_family_and_government
became Land Forces. Land Forces moved from Erskine Barracks to the former RAF Andover site now known as Marlborough Lines on 23 June 2010, and the site became
Erskine_Barracks
Military unit
Wing based at RAF Odiham. The squadron disbanded in May 2018 after the retirement of the Westland Lynx. It was formerly No. 657 Squadron RAF, a unit of the
No._657_Squadron_AAC
Military unit
Bradley Field, Connecticut, 5–20 January 1944 RAF Aldermaston (AAF-467), England, 12 February 1944 467 RAF Andover (AAF-406), England, 29 February – 19 July
401st_Fighter_Squadron
Nigerian soldier
and masters in strategic studies. He is also a winner of the British R.A.F Andover Award.[citation needed] List of governors of Cross River State Fejokwu
Gregory_Agboneni
Former Royal Naval Air Station in West Lancashire, England
809 Squadron FAA, equipped with Supermarine Seafires, it arrived from RAF Andover on 19 December 1943, then departed on 29 December when it flew its aircraft
RNAS_Burscough
Former Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire, England
Development Unit (June 1965 – January 1968) Andover Training Flight RAF (July 1966 – September 1970) Ferry Training Unit RAF (August 1952 – April 1953) Joint Air
RAF_Abingdon
British rotorcraft test and demonstration pilot
(RFC), and trained as an observer. He was posted to No. 104 Squadron at RAF Andover. In May 1918, he moved with the squadron to Azelot. On one mission, his
Reginald_Brie
Flights RAF Aberporth RAF Acklington RAF Ahlhorn RAF Andover RAF Aston Down RAF Bassingbourn RAF Benson RAF Biggin Hill RAF Binbrook RAF Bircham RAF Brawdy
List of de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk operators
List_of_de_Havilland_Canada_DHC-1_Chipmunk_operators
Former command of the Royal Air Force
RAF – Puma No. 72 Squadron RAF – Wessex RAF Thorney Island No. 46 Squadron RAF – Andover RAF Wittering No. 1 Squadron RAF – Harrier Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief
RAF_Training_Command
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