Originally Posted by
Innominate
In the 1930s most RAF airfields had a "Landing Circle" presumably for practicing spot landings. The station name was probably one of the few navaids available in those days!
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There used to be a container in the middle with a 'smoky' substance burning in it to give pilots an idea of wind speed and direction, so it was most inadvisable to land in the circle in a wooden aircraft covered in doped fabric!
