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Old 25th Sep 2006, 13:22
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spectre150
 
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There has been a lot of pressure on the town of Bicester to expand in recent years and the RAF airfield must be viewed as prime real estate by developers, builders and those councils trying to meet govt guidelines/directives for the provision of new dwellings. The site is split by an A road: one side is where the airfield, hangars and a few boarded up buildings lie (RAFGSA has moved on but there is still a busy gliding club in situ) and the other side of the road are a number of buildings in use by DLO.

An RAF heritage site would be wonderful but I wonder is Bicester any better than other sites around the UK. Does it have any special or particular significance? I wish the Bomber Command Heritage Centre the best of luck but sadly I cant help but feel that the writing is on the wall for the site. Sorry for being negative, just my 0.02 Rials-worth.
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