Our historic airfield

Construction on Rougham Airfield, officially known as RAF Bury St Edmunds, commenced in 1941 and work was completed in the following year. It comprised of three runways, the main tracking East/West with a 2000 yard length, along with two additional intersecting runways, two hangers, technical and personnel buildings.

In September 1942 the airfield opened, and was used by the United States Army Air Force as a bomber base until it was returned to the Royal Air Force in December 1945.

Today, although the concrete runways and hardstandings were broken up and the land returned to agricultural use, the control tower, hangers and some of the technical buildings remain, forming part of the Rougham Industrial Estate.

Successful Students

At Great Oakley (2010-2013)

  • Michael Green
  • Peter Barnard
  • Michael Soar
  • Mike Biddulph (NPPL)
  • Andy Warburton
  • Danny Bradshaw
  • Howard Price
  • Ian Johnson (LAPL)
  • Mike Ashton
  • Shane Rolin 14/4/14
  • Brian Murray (IMC)

 

At Rougham (2014 onwards)

  • Mike Bateson 2014
  • Heather Wankowska 2015
  • Francois Cilliers 2015
  • David Shaw 15/6/15
  • Robert Hinton 9/8/15
  • Matthew Jewers 9/8/15
  • Gary Sallows 7/9/15
  • Adrian Addison 13/9/15
  • David Calver 22/2/16
  • James Sharp 6/6/16
  • Simon Dray 18/7/16 (Revalidation)
  • Mark Streatfield 18/7/16
  • Martin Howe 24/7/16
  • Edward Spurrier 14/8/16 (Revalidation)
  • David Styles 6/9/16
  • Ian Johnson 10/10/16 (LAPL to PPL)
  • Jake Meers 21/5/17
  • Michael Lawton 21/5/17 (Renewal)
  • Tristan Pepper 18/6/17
  • David Green 9/7/17
  • Russell Walker 6/8/17
  • Graham Cobban 6/8/17 (LAPL)
  • Andrew Dewhurst 6/8/17
  • Oliver Rash 13/8/17 (NPPL)
  • Matthew Hammill  27/8/17
  • Adrian Lemmon  28/8/17 (LAPL)
  • Philip Smith 10/9/17
  • Mark Harding 10/9/17
  • Kevin Morrissey 24/9/17
  • Ian Clark 25/10/17 (IR(R))
  • Brice Easdown  18/12/17

 

  • Richard Anderson  18/2/18
  • Barry Dixon  19/3/18
  • Simon Ayres  22/4/18
  • Nicholas Pooley  5/7/18
  • Michael Lusiola  15/7/18  (Renewal)
  • Graham Horton  21/7/18
  • Stuart Parkins  1/8/18  (Renewal)
  • Jack Waldron  1/8/18
  • Glyn Mappledoram 18/10/2018
  • Dan Skinner 21/10/2018
  • Russ Mills 29/10/2018
  • Rachel Baudain 31/10/2018 (Renewal)
  • Tony Michell 16/12/2018
  • Adam Cable 31/01/2019
  • Matt Hammill 26/3/2019 (IR(R))
  • Mike Lawton 26/3/2019 (Renewal)
  • Scott Cansdale 12/042019
  • Barry Smith 21/07/2019
  • David O’Reilly 12/08/2019
  • Daug MacArthur 12/09/2019
  • Tobiasz Wojslaw 12/09/2019
  • Jamie Davis 30/09/2019 (Renewal)
  • Alain Savage 30/09/2019 (Renewal)
  • Harvey Snowling 25/10/2019
  • Martin Royal 25/10/2019
  • Brett Emerson 4/3/2019
  • Rob Dunford 21/09/2020
  • Ismail Yildirim 27/05/2021
  • Billy Cutts 27/05/2021
  • Maurice Pilgrim 29/05/2021 (Renewal)
  • Zachary Sandoe 03/06/2021
  • Dakota Kossow 11/06/2021
  • Graham Horton 11/06/2021
  • John Battersby
  • Mike Whitney 12/09/2021
  • Matthew Thompson 12/09/2021
  • Alain Savauge 13/10/2021 (Renewal)
  • Chris Keable 13/10/2021 (Renewal)
  • Liam Nichol 22/11/21
  • Dan Mcdermott 21/01/2022
  • Martin Smith 04/06/2022
  • Paul Morphew 26/06/2022
  • George Hadijianastasis 26/7/2022
  • Giles Beale 05/08/2022
  • James Gonzalez 10/09/2022
  • Tawuya Chipato 14/10/2022
  • Alan Dolan 12/11/2022
  • David Elliston 12/11/2022
  • Bernie Dines 21/12/2022
  • Michael Duncumb 24/01/2023
  • Nicola Ridgeway 17/02/2023
  • Annabel Jackson 26/02/2023
  • Vincent Edwards 19/03/2023
  • Jakub Trabold 22/03/2023
  • Seth Manchulenko 05/04/2023
  • Stephen Rapin 22/04/23

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