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Hooton Park Trust

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RAF Hooton Park, on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, was a Royal Air Force station originally built for the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 as a training aerodrome for pilots in World War I. During the early/mid-1930s, it was one of the two airfields (with Liverpool Speke) handling scheduled services for the Merseyside region. Hooton Park was home to No. 610 (County of Chester) Squadron and, post World War II, to No. 611 (West Lancashire) and No. 663 (AOP) Squadron.The airfield closed in 1957 after the disbandment of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, but the three pairs of Belfast Truss hangars erected in 1917 survived the closure. The site was bought by Vauxhall Motors, who built their Vauxhall Ellesmere Port plant there, which today produces the Vauxhall Astra. A small remaining section of the airfield site is now owned and managed by The Hooton Park Trust. The hangars are also home to The Griffin Trust and an aircraft preservation society named The Aeroplane Collection. Another part of the old airfield, including a length of the old paved runway, perimeter track and the apron used to park Meteor jet fighters, remains in the ownership of The Naylor Trust. A Second World War B1 hangar is also on this site.

Address: Airfield Way, Ellesmere Port CH65 1BQ, UK
Phone: 0151 327 3565
State: Cheshire West and Chester
City: Ellesmere Port
Zip Code: CH65 1BQ


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Love seeing the progress being made here over the years. Love the displays.
8 years ago (23-07-2017)
A great former RAF airfield and aerodrome in Hooton. It is enriched with history dating back to the 1st World War. There are frequent fundraising events throughout the year to help restore the former aeroplane hangars.
8 years ago (19-06-2017)
Great place steeped in local history, a must for automotive and aircraft enthusiasts
8 years ago (03-07-2017)
A piece of local aviation history that is thankfully being preserved. Well worth a visit.
8 years ago (21-03-2017)
Loads of history loads to do keep an eye out for what's on
8 years ago (14-07-2017)
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