▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁Number ▁ 6 2 1 ▁Vol unte er ▁Gl iding ▁Squadron ▁( No ▁ 6 2 1 ▁V GS ) ▁stay ing ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁when ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁R AF ▁H ulla ving ton . ▁Today ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁oper ational ▁hel i port ▁on ▁site , ▁used ▁occasionally ▁by ▁the ▁R AF ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁service ▁and ▁other ▁civil ▁and ▁military ▁visit ing ▁hel ic op ters . ▁A ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁air field ▁site ▁houses ▁The ▁Hel ic opter ▁Museum ▁that ▁took ▁over ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁including ▁a ▁second ▁world ▁war ▁arm our y ▁building ▁and ▁air - raid ▁shelter . ▁The ▁main ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁passed ▁into ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁Pers im mon ▁Hom es ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁a ▁housing ▁development , ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁Winter st oke ▁Village ▁after ▁the ▁H undred ▁of ▁Winter st oke , ▁was ▁proposed , ▁with ▁associated ▁areas ▁for ▁new ▁employ ment ▁opportun ities . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁construction ▁mach in ery ▁moved ▁in ▁and ▁began ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁road ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁run way , ▁with ▁a ▁round about ▁to ▁give ▁access ▁from ▁the ▁A 3 7 1 ▁Lock ing ▁Mo or ▁Road . ▁ ▁Acc idents ▁and ▁inc idents ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁a ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force