Current Usage
In 1970 RAF Hullavington hosted the World Aerobatic Championships.
Today the barracks of the site (east of the airfield) is used as the home of 9 Supply Regiment Royal Logistic Corps and it was renamed in 2003 Buckley Barracks after the VC winner John Buckley.
The airfield, West of the main barracks, is still referred to as "Hullavington" after its RAF origins. In 1992 and 1993, two Volunteer Gliding Schools moved in and to this date they still operate mirror circuits using the 'Viking' - a modified version of the civilian Grob Twin Astir II. These being 625VGS and 621VGS. Although the two VGS fly cadets, they are run by staff from the RAF VR/T, and as such, it still gets referred to as "RAF Hullavington" despite being officially decommissioned when the base was handed over to the Royal Logistic Corps in 2003. Each VGS has a different set of experienced flight staff and instructors, with many being former cadets themselves.
The two VGS operate conventional winch-launched gliders every Saturday and Sunday, and throughout courses which they both run in public holidays. Solo flights are very common with each VGS, and soaring is seen done by the instructors and graded pilots in the summer. Despite the two schools operating gliders solely, the airfield is NOT a public one, and is still considered military, operating two different radio frequencies ("Hullavington Radio" for 625VGS and "Western Radio" for 621VGS). Aircraft in the area should contact Lyneham before operating nearby the area of Hullavington. The aircraft very rarely operate outside of 1500 ft, but occasionally on a good day they will soar up to 6000 ft.
Throughout the week, the airfield is used by mainly the Army Air Corps and the Royal Air Force for parachute drop training, and by the 9th Supply Regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps as storage space using the airfield's hangars.
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