Hooton Park
Key Facts
| Location: | Ellesmere Port, Cheshire |
| SatNav: | CH65 1BQ |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Date Opened: | ? |
| Aircraft Exhibits: | 12 |
What’s Here
Built in 1917 for the Royal Flying Corp, Hooton Park Aerodrome still survives and has managed to retain its three Grade II* listed Belfast Truss aircraft Hangars, as well as Grade II listed ancillary Huts and MT Sheds.
The Hooton Park Trust was formed in October 2000, to manage the restoration and refurbishment of the buildings at this historic location. In early 2005 the Trust was successful in gaining a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to continue progress on developing the site into a major Heritage Centre, focusing on the North West’s important role in the development of air, sea and motor Transport during the last two centuries.
Directions
Hooton Park Airfield. Access off the M53, junction 6, Eastham oil terminal/Vauxhall cars exit. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps
Visiting
Opening Hours:
By appointment for individual or group visits. Guided tour, cafe, exhibition centre and aviation collection archive.
Admission:
By voluntary donation.
Amenities:
Cafe, Conference facilities, small events venue for hire, cherished vehicle storage, 26 acre events field for hire.
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| Entrance to the site (photo, The Hooton Park Trust) |
Part of the display area (photo, The Hooton Park Trust) |
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List of Aircraft Exhibits
| Displayed I.D. | Aircraft Type | Real Identity | Condition | Status |
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| G-AJEB | Auster J/1N Alpha* | G-AJEB | Complete | Displayed |
| G-AGPG | Avro Anson C.XIX | G-AGPG | Complete | Displayed |
| ‘WF714′ | Gloster Meteor F.8 $ | WK914 | Complete | Displayed |
| XE584 | Hawker Hunter FGA.9 $ | XE584 | Nose | Displayed |
| ‘P2725′ | Hawker Hurricane | - | FSM | Displayed |
| - | McDonnell Douglas Phantom $ | - | Cockpit | Displayed |
| G-AKHZ | Miles Gemini* | G-AKHZ | Complete | Displayed |
| G-AHUI | Miles Messenger* | G-AHUI | Complete | Displayed |
| - | Panavia Tornado F.3 $ | - | Cockpit | Displayed |
| G-AFIU | Parker CA.4 $ | G-AFIU | Complete | Displayed |
| VM684 | Slingsby Cadet T.2 $ | VM684 | Complete | Displayed |
| - | Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX $ | - | FSM | Displayed |
* Owned by The Aeroplane Collection.
$ Privately owned.
Note: Several of these aircraft are currently undergoing restoration.
More Information
The Hooton Park Trust, The Hangars, South Road, Hooton Park Airfield, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 1BQ. Tel: 0151 327 3565. Website: Hooton Park Trust.
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| Anson G-AGPG under restoration (photo, Graham Sparkes) |
Spitfire & Hurricane Full-Scale Models (photo, Graham Sparkes) |
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Tags: Cheshire, Ellesmere Port, Hooton Park, Museum
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24 March 2010 7:18 pm | Last Updated 2 August 2010 7:53 pm |
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By rod brown, 14 January 2011 @ 8:41 pm
Greetings,
Looking to complete a list of Chipmunks with codes carried by Liverpool & Manchester UAS plus 2 & 19 RFS as well as 663 AOP Sqdn.
Do you have anyone with an interest in the RAF units in your area …if so I would welcome an exchange of information
Best
Rod
By John M. Hill., 2 April 2011 @ 10:37 am
I was station at RAF Hooton Park in 1955. They were flying Meteor’s F8 at the time.
By Nigel Rumble, 16 June 2011 @ 8:11 am
I am writing the biography of my father, the late S.Ld. Albert Edward Rumble A.F.C.
He was a Boy Recruit at Halton from 1924 to 1926 . In July of 1926 he was posted to RAF Henlow as an ‘Aircraftman’ 2nd Class. He made some impression at Henlow as he was posted to RAF Sealand in September 1930 for Pilot training, going Solo in a D.H. Moth on 23rd October 1930, after eleven hours of instruction. On the 22nd December 1930, whilst practicing aerobatic,s he had an engine failure in his Moth resuling in a ‘forced landing’ at Hooton Park.
Do any records exist from Hooton Park from this period?
My father joined No.32 Squadron at Kenly/Biggin Hill, breaking the RAF’s Gunnery record in 1938. A record never broken since. He was also the lead pilot in the Radar Trials / Biggin Hill Experiment. During WW2 he was initially an Instructor with the Central Flying School at RAF Upavon before becomming an RAF Test Pilot at the Air Fighting Development Unit at Duxford. In 1943 he was a Test Pilot at Napiers (Luton) and then Chief Test Pilot for de Havilland Propellers at Hatfield.
By Ron Halkett, 3 October 2011 @ 2:32 pm
I was stationed at Hooton Park from 1956 to 1957. Heathen weekends and visits to Liverpool.
By Tony Sheffield, 2 January 2012 @ 1:16 pm
Went to Hooton Park many times when my Dad was an air traffic controller with 611 Sqn. Remember vividly the Meteor that wne in from 610 Sqn (Robbie Robinson)during a Battle of Britain open day.