Originally Posted by FantomZorbin
Coltishall was the very last continuously operational Battle of Britain airfield the RAF had till the Sqns moved out at the end of March this year
Hmmm...not quite true, depends on your definition. Perhaps as far as front line jets are concerned, but really technically Jaguar's are mud mover's so, Colt lost it's status as a fighter station after the last Lightnings left 30 years ago....
And you have Wittering which was a Battle of Britain fighter station, although haven't the jump jets moved to Cottesmore now
Of course, there is still one remaining 11 Group airfield still in RAF use, although not frontline and that's RAF Northolt.
There is also another still serving military Battle of Britain fighter station but it's not RAF, and that's the ACC base at Middle Wallop, which of course still has it's original grass runways IIRC.
As for North Weald's wartime hangers, didn't they get destroyed and demolished after the big fire there some years ago......???
Interestingly home many of the Battle of Britain Luftwaffe airfields in France are still used for flying, any ideas...??
I thought most of them were pretty much converted farm land with no real faciliites, rather than specific aerodromes?