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in 1948–49. After this, Samlesbury
Engineering diversified into building buses, coaches and trucks, but the business started to run down and they returned the hangars to English Electric and took over Burnley Aircraft Products, moving into their premises on the south side of the airfield. The latter
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During 2006 BAE Systems transferred ownership of the site to its
Pension Fund Scheme. There are now ongoing plans to develop a high tech aerospace business park on the airfield. Phase One of the building works began in November 2007, projected to take a year to complete. In 2008, work began on the
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On 3 November 1947 Vampire F.3 VP732 suffered engine failure on takeoff and crashed during the forced landing onto farm land, hitting a dried-up pond and narrowly avoiding trees. The EE test pilot, Johnny W. C. Squier, was unhurt, ending up very close to his house on the edge of the airfield. The
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to relocate from
Blackpool to Samlesbury. All of the club's activities had moved there by 1966. EE never charged them, and allowed use of hangars on Friday and Saturday nights to store gliders for their weekend flying. BAC even designed a new hangar for them, but it was not built because the club
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From the 1950s to the 1970s, as well as the aircraft production activities, the airfield was heavily engaged in the upgrade and refurbishment of
English Electric aircraft, especially Canberras. Many aircraft passed through before redelivery to the RAF, or for onward sale to the air forces of, for
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The site used to have two real aircraft as gate guards adjacent to the old site entrance. One was a
Lightning F.53 (ZF580), removed in February 2013. The Lightning was painted in generic RAF aircraft markings as worn after return from the
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consisting of 9,000 solar panels, was installed at its western end. By 2016, it had prevented over a million kilogrammes (2,200,000 lb) of carbon being released into the atmosphere, and had saved £300,000 in energy costs.
486:. After the war Samlesbury Engineering took over some of English Electric's buildings and, as well as producing parts for the aviation industry, was supporting the LAC Halifaxes and Haltons that were heavily involved in the
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678:. The site has also seen the construction of a large block to house BAE office staff. BAE's Academy for Skills & Knowledge (ASK) training building now occupies the eastern end of the main runway.
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722:. A full size plastic F-35 Lightning II and a plastic English Electric Lightning (created using a mould from the original plane) were installed as the site's gate guard in the summer of 2015.
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The origins of the site, which was once an active aerodrome, date back to 1922 when it was proposed that a municipal airfield be constructed to serve the nearby towns of
Blackburn and
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could begin. By 1945, all five main hangars and three runways had been completed, and by the end of the year a total of 2,145 Halifaxes had been produced at
Samlesbury.
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on the southern edge of the airfield, and gave himself permission to commute regularly between
Samlesbury and Warton in his Barritault JB.01 Minicab, a version of the
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which uses the site for the manufacture of several different aircraft. Currently the company employs approximately 3,000 people at the site. The aerodrome is part of
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also occupies a small area of
Samlesbury after the BAE Systems Aerostructures business was sold to Spirit AeroSystems in 2006. Spirit manufactures parts for the
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utility aircraft for which it had bought all the rights. It named the updated aircraft the
Lancashire Aircraft Prospector, and production, at first based at
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130:
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172:
395: – This was the only production site for the Lightning and its prototypes. Built 1953–1972, total 341 (including BAC production).
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EE was involved in other work during this period. For example, they gained a contract to fit radar, radio and navigation equipment to 200
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where it closed down in the following year. Samlesbury Engineering sold off its vehicle business and the remains were absorbed into BAC.
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389: – The first aircraft since the 1920s designed and built by English Electric. Built 1949–1959 and 1964, total 631
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company had assembled and tested Beauforts and Beaufighters at Samlesbury during the war and been involved in highly classified
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construction of a new main entrance and visitor's centre at the western boundary of the site; this is now in operation.
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would be based at the Aerodrome. It was expected that by 2023 a force of 3,000 people would be working at the site.
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738:. The zone's site at Samlesbury covers 74 hectares (180 acres). BAE Systems,
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In 1958, Samlesbury Engineering set up a new subsidiary, confusingly named
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and Lancashire Enterprise Partnership coordinate the site's development.
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1513:"How Samlesbury, Lancashire became the home of the National Cyber Force"
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869:. Preston, UK: Lancashire County Developments Ltd. pp. 307, 318.
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In April 2015, after closure of the remaining airfield runway, a
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In the post-war period the airfield was sometimes referred to as
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1459:"'Big companies' interested in East Lancashire enterprise zone"
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deal. The removal of the Lightning was met with "local anger".
1225:"Former Boeing plant Spirit gains Airbus work through BAE buy"
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Indian Air Force Canberra T4 Q497 stored at Samlesbury in 1986
819:. Elstree Aerodrome, UK: Pooley's Flight Guides. p. 172.
1328:"Samlesbury solar farm generates £300,000 worth of savings"
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In 2021 it was announced that the headquarters of the UK's
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794:, was written off. The pilot, the sole occupant, survived.
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422:(BAE), it worked closely with the nearby sister plant at
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The gliding club was replaced in June 1984 when RAF 635
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Samlesbury Aerodrome on a target dossier of the German
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in April 1973. The club later changed its name to the
981:"Preston Digital Archive: Samlesbury Engineering Ltd"
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Defunct airports and airfields in the United Kingdom
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1354:"BAE Systems scraps iconic Samlesbury gateway jet"
703:sold Tornado aircraft to the RSAF as part of the
1251:"Property used to help cut BAE pensions deficit"
907:English Electric Aircraft and their Predecessors
817:Pooley's Flight Guide United Kingdom and Ireland
414:When English Electric merged in 1960 to become
533:gliders. This was disbanded in December 1949.
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1085:"Ron Dupas Collection No. 402. Percival EP.9"
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1618:Lancashire Airfields in the Second World War
1430:"English Electric Canberra – Survivor WT537"
1406:"Anger as iconic BAE gateway jet is removed"
1283:. DVV Media International. 20 September 2005
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905:Ransom, Stephen; Fairclough, Robert (1987).
298:. The aerodrome is owned by defence company
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347:During the war, the site was also home to
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2727:Buildings and structures in Ribble Valley
1151:PPRune Professional Pilots Rumour Network
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1277:"BAE eyes sites future as business park"
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359:, whose headquarters were at the nearby
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712:RAF Millom Aviation and Military Museum
651:and other civil platforms at the site.
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474:were established at the airfield. As a
381:All Lightnings were built at Samlesbury
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16:Defunct airfield near Preston, England
1593:Emslie, Keith; Clarke, Keith (2019).
1457:Dillon, Jonathon (26 February 2012).
779:aircraft, due to be delivered to the
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1658:. Preston, Lancashire: BAE Systems.
1639:. Preston, Lancashire: BAE Systems.
909:. London: Putnam. pp. 199–208.
2707:Aircraft assembly plants in England
478:, they won contracts for repairing
1620:. Newbury, UK: Countryside Books.
1564:"ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231634"
1538:"ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276464"
1485:Woodhouse, Lisa (23 August 2012).
14:
1511:Goodwin, Bill (18 October 2021).
931:"G-AWMV – Queen of the Irish Sea"
672:Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
670:and other aircraft including the
1929:Buildings and structures in the
579:Blackpool and Fylde Gliding Club
546:Blackpool (Squires Gate) Airport
178:
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1380:"Individual Aircraft Histories"
734:, the other being BAE Systems'
631:code of EGNG was reassigned to
495:testing with the Beaufighters.
468:Lancashire Aircraft Corporation
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2461:Aighton, Bailey & Chaigley
1414:. 3 March 2013. Archived from
676:McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk
1:
2182:Bowland Forest High milestone
1172:"Register Entry For G-AWEP 1"
1110:"Missing registration number"
815:Pooley, Robert (March 1980).
788:Slingsby T.7 Kirby Cadet TX.2
577:In 1961, Beamont allowed the
1654:Longworth, James H. (2013).
1635:Longworth, James H. (2012).
1044:"Samlesbury Engineering Ltd"
865:Longworth, James H. (2005).
509:'s water speed record runs.
476:Civilian Repair Organisation
2732:Defunct airports in England
2257:St Michael's Primary School
2242:Manor House, Gisburn Forest
1616:Ferguson, Aldon P. (2004).
1602:Bowland Forest Gliding Club
1386:. The Lightning Association
588:Bowland Forest Gliding Club
538:Lancashire Aircraft Company
493:aircraft interception radar
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2390:Swan Court Shopping Arcade
1595:"Blackpool & Fiddlers"
1570:. Flight Safety Foundation
1544:. Flight Safety Foundation
783:as 17043, was written off.
732:Lancashire Enterprise Zone
658:Aerial picture, April 2014
603:Volunteer Gliding Squadron
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451:Preston/Blackburn Airfield
393:English Electric Lightning
304:Lancashire Enterprise Zone
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1019:"Samlesbury Hall History"
740:Lancashire County Council
470:(LAC) and its subsidiary
387:English Electric Canberra
278:is a disused airfield at
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1931:Borough of Ribble Valley
1818:Manchester (Wythenshawe)
1434:Thunder & Lightnings
1212:Emslie & Clarke 2019
1200:Emslie & Clarke 2019
1147:"Roly Beamont's MiniCab"
835:Smith, David J. (1990).
781:Royal Canadian Air Force
2476:Billington & Langho
2187:Clitheroe Castle Museum
1878:Stanley Park, Blackpool
1568:Aviation Safety Network
1542:Aviation Safety Network
1411:Lancashire Evening Post
773:Accidents and incidents
118:250 ft / 75 m
106:Balderstone, Lancashire
2722:BAE Systems facilities
2717:Aviation in Lancashire
2712:Airports in Lancashire
2656:Thornley-with-Wheatley
2415:Sts Michael & John
2385:Stonyhurst Observatory
2067:St Mary and All Saints
1089:1000aircraftphotos.com
1008:, pp. 23, 27, 28.
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559:Minicab G-AWEP in 2021
472:Samlesbury Engineering
462:Samlesbury Engineering
456:Samlesbury Engineering
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192:Location in Lancashire
2217:Higher Lees Farmhouse
697:Royal Saudi Air Force
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335:Handley Page Hampdens
2486:Bowland-with-Leagram
2380:Samlesbury Aerodrome
2237:Lower Lees Farmhouse
2212:Grey Stone of Trough
2101:Ribchester Almshouse
2004:Sts Peter & Paul
1768:Great West Aerodrome
1723:Bristol (Whitchurch)
1491:Lancashire Telegraph
1464:Lancashire Telegraph
1358:Lancashire Telegraph
1083:Visschedijk, Johan.
956:"Trolleybus Gallery"
767:National Cyber Force
761:National Cyber Force
605:(VGS) moved in from
542:Edgar Percival E.P.9
480:Bristol Beaufighters
371:de Havilland Vampire
342:Handley Page Halifax
276:Samlesbury Aerodrome
186:Samlesbury Aerodrome
146:53.77333°N 2.56944°W
25:Samlesbury Aerodrome
2491:Bowland Forest High
1758:Doncaster/Sheffield
867:Triplane to Typhoon
668:Eurofighter Typhoon
611:Slingsby Venture T2
572:Gardan GY20 Minicab
519:Slingsby Cadet TX.1
142: /
2496:Bowland Forest Low
2453:Mills in Clitheroe
2355:Portfield Hillfort
2096:Read Hall and Park
1979:Stonyhurst College
1873:Stag Lane, Edgware
1360:. 28 February 2013
1334:. 29 February 2016
1202:, pp. 37, 38.
792:Air Training Corps
751:Sir Frederick Page
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645:Spirit AeroSystems
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434:fighter aircraft.
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2192:Clitheroe Library
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2110:Places of worship
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1993:Places of worship
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420:British Aerospace
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2433:St Lawrence
2395:The Old Zoo
2288:Balderstone
2262:Waddow Hall
2172:Alston Hall
2013:All Hallows
1969:Hesketh End
1743:Cricklewood
1718:Bekesbourne
1522:22 November
1332:BAE Systems
1307:BAE Systems
935:Miscellavia
690:Gate guards
527:Grunau Baby
500:Bluebird K7
361:Barton Hall
329:instructed
325:, when the
300:BAE Systems
280:Balderstone
258:Bituminous
244:Bituminous
149: /
137:002°34′10″W
124:Coordinates
96:BAE Systems
41:, July 1941
2701:Categories
2666:Waddington
2646:Simonstone
2621:Ribchester
2561:Hothersall
2551:Grindleton
2310:St Ambrose
2306:Grindleton
2292:St Leonard
2267:White Bull
2144:Waddington
2139:St Leonard
2058:St Saviour
2045:Stonyhurst
2031:St Wilfrid
2027:Ribchester
1863:Samlesbury
1838:Panshanger
1607:31 January
1574:29 January
1439:29 January
1390:29 January
1364:28 January
1338:28 January
1312:29 January
1287:29 January
1261:28 January
1235:28 January
1185:31 January
1156:31 January
1119:27 January
1094:27 January
1053:27 January
1028:27 January
991:28 January
965:28 January
940:28 January
799:References
705:Al Yamamah
683:solar farm
503:hydroplane
424:BAE Warton
418:and later
296:Lancashire
284:Samlesbury
268:As of 1980
134:53°46′24″N
2651:Slaidburn
2636:Salesbury
2626:Rimington
2611:Pendleton
2606:Paythorne
2591:Newsholme
2571:Longridge
2531:Easington
2516:Clitheroe
2458:Listed in
2429:Longridge
2411:Clitheroe
2375:Northcote
2343:monuments
2341:Scheduled
2315:Longridge
2232:Kirk Mill
2126:Clitheroe
2080:Grade II*
2040:St Andrew
2036:Slaidburn
1843:Penshurst
1813:Maidstone
1798:Leavesden
1763:Gravesend
484:Beauforts
409:BAC TSR-2
288:Blackburn
215:Direction
39:Luftwaffe
2506:Chipping
2501:Chatburn
2364:Unlisted
2297:Chatburn
2197:Club Row
2161:Grade II
2148:St Helen
2117:Chipping
2049:St Peter
1853:Ramsgate
1833:Newhaven
1773:Hatfield
1548:30 March
1496:26 March
1470:26 March
1181:. UK CAA
753:Way and
716:Haverigg
674:and the
584:Chipping
405:Concorde
222:Surface
102:Location
92:Operator
2686:Worston
2681:Wiswell
2676:Whalley
2661:Twiston
2576:Mearley
2536:Gisburn
2521:Downham
2328:St Mary
2319:St Paul
2135:Downham
2063:Whalley
1938:Grade I
1888:Walsall
1858:Renfrew
1793:Ipswich
1748:Croydon
1255:EG News
720:Cumbria
316:Preston
310:History
290:in the
219:Length
203:Runways
87:Private
79:Summary
2641:Sawley
2631:Sabden
2596:Newton
2586:Middop
2581:Mellor
2556:Horton
2526:Dutton
2420:Langho
2324:Mellor
2301:Christ
2018:Langho
1823:Marden
1808:Lympne
1783:Heston
1778:Hendon
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1179:G-INFO
985:flickr
960:SCT'61
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649:Airbus
255:1,006
252:3,300
249:11/29
241:2,422
238:7,946
235:08/26
2446:Lists
2054:Stydd
1753:Derby
1598:(PDF)
1175:(PDF)
749:Way,
282:near
2616:Read
1660:ISBN
1641:ISBN
1622:ISBN
1609:2023
1576:2023
1550:2023
1524:2023
1498:2015
1472:2015
1441:2023
1392:2023
1366:2023
1340:2023
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