Colerne Airfield (ICAO: EGUO), now known as Azimghur Barracks, is a British Army facility just north-west of the village of Colerne, Wiltshire, England.

Colerne Airfield
IATA: none ICAO: EGUO
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	British Army
Location	Colerne
Elevation AMSL	593 ft / 181 m
Coordinates	51°26′21″N 002°17′11″W
Map
EGUO Location in Wiltshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 1,095 3,593 Asphalt 07/25 1,664 5,459 Asphalt
"Airport information for EGUO". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.

History

RAF Colerne was opened on this site in 1940, and was in operation until 1976.[1] From 1940 to 1955, RAF Fighter Command units were based here. During the Battle of Britain the airfield served as a satellite field to RAF Middle Wallop, and squadrons rotated back and forth from there on a daily basis.[2]

Present day

The site is a ground station for the Skynet 5 military satellite system that provides battlefield support (e.g. real-time imagery from remote-piloted drones[3] in various theatres of war). It is in close proximity to the underground Corsham Computer Centre.

The site is also the location of Azimghur Barracks, home to 21 Signal Regiment.[4]

The airfield is used by Air Cadets[5] and 3 Air Experience Flight,[6] and is the headquarters of Bristol University Air Squadron, a Volunteer Reserve unit which recruits from several universities in south-west England.[7]

Future

In November 2016, the Ministry of Defence announced that the airfield would close in 2018 (later extended to 2025[8]), and Azimghur Barracks in 2031[6] (later brought forward to 2029[9]).

References

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