RAF Honiley
RAF Honiley
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Wroxall, Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1941 – 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°21′22″N 001°39′54″W / 52.35611°N 1.66500°WCoordinates: 52°21′22″N 001°39′54″W / 52.35611°N 1.66500°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Honiley or RAF Honiley is a former Royal Air Force station located in Wroxall, Warwickshire, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Coventry, England.
The station closed in March 1958, and after being used as a motor vehicle test track, it has been subject to planning permission from the Prodrive Formula One team for development of their Fulcrum test and development facility however this has been cancelled.
From September 2014 the site has been used by Jaguar Land Rover for heritage driving experiences with the location being known as Fen End.
Originally called Ramsey, it was renamed RAF Honiley in August 1941, and used by a variety of squadrons defending the Midlands during the Second World War.
From April 1957, the station was placed on Care and Maintenance until closure.
The airfield had 15 hangars; there were three Bellmans and 12 Blister hangars. There was also a cinema and technical workshops.
After being taken over by LucasVarity for vehicle testing, current residents include Prodrive, Marcos and TRW.
In addition to their existing automotive consultancy business, already based at the site since 2001, in March 2006 motor racing company Prodrive announced its intent to build a £200 million, 200-acre (0.8 km2) motorsport facility called The Fulcrum. Prodrive's statement in the planning application for the facility – which could house as many as 1,000 staff – boasted of "a motorsport complex which could eventually house Prodrive's new British Prodrive F1 team", further cementing Managing Director David Richards' intention to return to F1 in 2008.
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