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Old 16th Aug 2006, 15:05
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Buster the Bear
 
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Grrr

My grand mother lives in Park St, opposite the garage (was Toyota), but might have changed recently. From her front room I recall seeing the Victors parked where the garage is today and a Hastings. I can never recall seeing anything flying from Radlett though.

Most folk living in Park St worked at the factory, so when it closed, the village died too. The village shop was close to the 'new' Jetstream production facility.

I would love to know what the light aircraft was hangared at the southern end of the airfield, a few months after the factory closed and the whole area resembled a ghost town? PM me if you know, been bugging me for years since!

An episode of the Professionals shows Radlett airfield, some of the cast arriving in a Jetstream, then views of the airfield as it makes its way to a hangar.

The last movements there were probably by microlights, a fly in occurred in 1990 I believe?

The whole area is earmarked for housing or a giant rail/road freight terminal.
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