Greenham Common – the Last Aircraft?

Thanks for all your detailed replies!

So ironically, it could be that the last fixed wing movement was actually a Russian TU-154 at Greenham Common!! 😉

I don’t know if it was the last fixed wing movement as I probably would have missed landings/take offs when I was at work but certainly TU 154 CCCP85566 would have been one of the last fixed wing movements. As you say, quite ironic when you consider what the purpose of the base was. 😀

Thanks for all your detailed replies!

So ironically, it could be that the last fixed wing movement was actually a Russian TU-154 at Greenham Common!! 😉

I believe the protesters were known as Peace Protestors as opposed to Green Peace Protestors. The missiles were housed in silos and were to be taken out into the countryside in times of tension as opposed to being fired from the base itself. In addition to the serials mentioned by T-21, I logged a few of interest (outside the airshows)

252 Atlantic 3rd Aug 83 Dutch
10878 C-9 15th Aug 83
60166 C141B 14th Nov 83 Bringing first Cruise missiles
80216 C5 15th Nov 83 Bringing Cruise missiles
80223 C5 19th Nov 83 More Cruise missiles
80228 C5 27th Aug 84
40064 C21 17th Aug 86
CCCP86488 IL62 21st July 88 Arrival of First Russian Inspectors –
during their visit, they were taken to a
‘Typical English Pub’ in Woolhampton.
CCCP65717 TU134 31st Oct 88 Russian inspection visit
20283 C40 21st Jan 89
24125?? C135/137? 28th Jan 89 Not sure of serial but a/c was military
variant of B707
N8973U DC 8 30th May 89 Hawaiianair – discharged troops
CCCP85534 TU154 16th Aug 89 Russian inspection visit
67950 C141 13th May 90
CCCP85572 TU154 23rd May 90 Russian inspection visit
CCCP?? TU154 1st Half April 92 Russian inspection visit
CCCP85566 TU154 16th April 92 Russian inspection visit

Regular USAF users of Greenham in the eightie’s were 58MAS CT-39A(Sabreliner) 24461,24462,24471,24474,10654,03483. C-12A 60166 and 31216. Also visits by C-9A 10878 and 10882 of the 435 TAW. It is most probable that a C-12A was the last movement. Since closure gliders and tugs may have used it since.

British Aviation Review gives 58th AS UH-1N 69-6606 as the last military visitor on 21/08/92………unless someone knows better.

elmo.

I was working at Greenham Commom from 1983-85 at the height of the green peace protesters,the aircraft bringing in the missiles where mostly C5 Galaxy’s and Starlifters.So could be that they did the removal of the missiles as well.

bisfit

I don’t know, thankfully it wasn’t a missile. Were any GA types allowed to land on the site after the military left?