Handley Page: Radlett Airfield

1973 (© Jeff Morgan)

Radlett airfield

M25 motorway, gravel extraction, warehousing

I think this was a unique type built post-war, maybe when the runways were rebuilt in 1952. I don't know what was used for air traffic control before this was built.

Other Buildings:

Demolished, 1 hangar remains

7/30, Opened as a grass aerodrome for Handley Page civil aircraft. Airfield extended in 1939 and used for production of Hampden and Halifax bombers. Post-war used for production of Hasting and Hermes airliners. Society of British Aircraft Constructors held airshows here in 1947 and 1948. Victor bomber prototype built here, runways extended in 1952 to allow flight testing. Later, Victors were converted to tankers and reconnaissance versions here.
Handley Page remained independant but after the death of Sir Frederick Handley Page in 1962 were reliant on the the Jetstream. Company went bankrupt in 1969 and closed in 1970.

Handley Page airfield

Aircraft manufacturer

3, concrete, tarmac

2 miles south of St Albans

Hangars with the Handley Page name

Overall view of the airfield, control tower in the distance

Handley Page airfield
Airfield:		Aircraft manufacturer
Opened:		6/1929
Closed:		3/1970
ID Code:		?
Runways:		3, concrete, tarmac
Hangars:		?
County:		Hertfordshire
Location:		2 miles south of St Albans
OS Ref:		T
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©:		Photographs © Jeff Morgan

Radlett airfield
Airfield Today:		M25 motorway, gravel extraction, warehousing
Tower Type:		I think this was a unique type built post-war, maybe when the runways were rebuilt in 1952. I don't know what was used for air traffic control before this was built.
Tower:		Demolished
Other Buildings:		Demolished, 1 hangar remains
History:		7/30, Opened as a grass aerodrome for Handley Page civil aircraft. Airfield extended in 1939 and used for production of Hampden and Halifax bombers. Post-war used for production of Hasting and Hermes airliners. Society of British Aircraft Constructors held airshows here in 1947 and 1948. Victor bomber prototype built here, runways extended in 1952 to allow flight testing. Later, Victors were converted to tankers and reconnaissance versions here. Handley Page remained independant but after the death of Sir Frederick Handley Page in 1962 were reliant on the the Jetstream. Company went bankrupt in 1969 and closed in 1970.