RAF Halton

[8] Also in 1919, Halton House – a French-style mansion built for Lionel de Rothschild – was re-opened as the station's Officers' Mess, a role which the grade II listed building continues as today.

[10][11] In July 1952 the uncrowned Queen Elizabeth II performed one of her first duties as Sovereign by presenting a colour to Number 1 School of Technical Training; the first to be awarded to an apprentice school, and the first to be presented to an 'other rank' when Sergeant Apprentice Hines, of the 63rd Entry, received the colour from Her Majesty.

The case was reopened in 2010 to take advantage of modern forensic techniques, and in 2017 a new DNA profile enabled the police to eliminate 200 of the original suspects.

In late 2020, the Thames Valley Police's major crime review team issued a further appeal for anyone with information to come forward.

[19] In 2010 a major project by members of the station re-excavated the training trenches used during the First World War and made them available as an educational exhibit.

613 Volunteer Gliding Squadron, which operated the Grob Vigilant T1, was disbanded in November 2016 by the MoD as part of its Better Defence Estate strategy.

[40] The following month, a letter from the Defence Secretary to MP David Lidington confirmed the planned phases prior to disposal of the site:[41] On 28 February 2019, after a revision of the Defence Estates Optimisation Plan, MoD minister Tobias Ellwood MP announced that RAF Halton would not close until at least 2025.

[42] This was confirmed in letters sent from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation in May 2019 to local residents, stating that phased withdrawal would commence in 2022 with full disposal achieved in 2025.

[44][45] Following a public consultation, Buckinghamshire Council’s Cabinet agreed a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for RAF Halton.

The SPD will inform the planning and development decisions for RAF Halton near Wendover once it ceases to be a military base in 2027.

Apprentices of No. 1 School of Technical Training listen to a lecture on servicing aircraft in the field, in front of a line of instructional airframes, during the early 1940s.
Apprentices of No. 1 School of Technical Training listen to a lecture on servicing aircraft in the field, in front of a line of instructional airframes, during the early 1940s
RAF Halton in the 1930s
The grass airfield at RAF Halton.
The grass airfield at RAF Halton
Evektor EV-97 Eurostar of the RAF Halton Microlight Flying Club
A Passing Out Parade at RAF Halton during July 2006.
A Passing Out Parade at RAF Halton during July 2006