I was fortunate enough to be flying at Farnborough at the end of its time as an active MoD airfield in 1993/4, albeit by then it was in the hands of the DRA. We ceased active test flying there at the end of March 1994
I know you're talking about October here
A very ignominious end to test flying at such a historic airfield.
but all the same...
You'd have been more fortunate to have been based at the other RAE airfield then. If it's possible to use up an airfield's remaining "fatigue life" with one good thrash then ARS made a damn good job of doing so. People who witnessed events at the end of March in both places were shocked at the lack of spirit on show at FRN on the occasion. Perhaps it was ever thus
