Which Airfield ?

Flapping_Madly · 2nd July 2006, 23:07

Flew from Spain to Luton the other day.
Right over central London. Buckingham Palace ,the Eye, the Dome all bathed in sunshine. Seemed a perfectly straight route to Luton, passed over a small airfield with what looked like mainly light private aircraft. Looked very smart and tidy and neat.

Iv'e searched my road atlas and I can't find any airfield in the line I think the plane flew. Where could it be please ?

Golf Charlie Charlie · 2nd July 2006, 23:31

Stapleford ?

arem · 2nd July 2006, 23:34

Panshanger?

Flapping_Madly · 3rd July 2006, 00:43

Thanks.
I've checked the aerial photos of Panshanger and Stapleford and neither look anything like the airfield I saw.
Very odd. Maybe it is top secret and no-one should look at it.

Or if they do they should forget about it immediately

LTNman · 3rd July 2006, 06:23

Think it could well be elstree.

Oshkosh George · 3rd July 2006, 14:39

Or White Waltham?

LGS6753 · 3rd July 2006, 14:51

Judging by your route, what about North Weald?
Otherwise Elstree.

Richard Taylor · 3rd July 2006, 15:16

Stansted?

Wycombe · 3rd July 2006, 17:43

Isn't there an airfield directly under the 26 approach at LTN?

Forget the name and don't have a map handy

In trim · 3rd July 2006, 18:26

Have you tried re-tracing your route on Google Earth? That's answered quite a few questions for me in the past.

LTNman · 3rd July 2006, 18:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wycombe

Isn't there an airfield directly under the 26 approach at LTN?
Forget the name and don't have a map handy

Rushgreen, but only a handful of aircraft there

MEON VALLEY FLYER · 3rd July 2006, 19:14

Rushgreen, but only a handful of aircrfat there

I should think so with the hangar fees these days. £ 250 pcm I heard for an auster

AlphaWhiskyRomeo · 3rd July 2006, 21:02

Maybe not quite on the route, but Denham, Wycombe, Blackbushe and Oxford are all in the vicinity.

Flapping_Madly · 3rd July 2006, 22:14

Many thanks to all

Using aerobatics. org's aerial photos--or the ones I was allowed to look at without getting permission--I now realize my previous message was too hasty..

I am now pretty sure GolfCharlie got it spot on with Stapleford. My flight from Spain flew right along the line of hangers.

Not easy interpreting aerial photos is it........

How the hell do you guys find those tiny airfields especially in bad weather ?

I mean----Rushgreen for goodness sake. Amazing.

Newforest · 4th July 2006, 08:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flapping_Madly

Not easy interpreting aerial photos is it........

How the hell do you guys find those tiny airfields especially in bad weather ?

Using visual clues, motorways, rivers, towns or IFR. (I follow railways)

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