Originally Posted by
Jackonicko
What's special is that Bicester must be close to being in unmodified WWII state - with very, very little development since '45.
It's probably closer to being a representative pre-war/Wartime light bomber base than anywhere else - even places like Little Rissington.
I thought Bicester was about to be listed?!?! JN is right, this airfield is probably the last UK military airfield in its original state, and for this reason it should be preserved, perhaps as a museum?
But whilst we are at it what about RAF Church Fenton? This is probably the last pre-war fighter style airfield left which could be returned to its original state. All it would take, IIRC, would be the demolition of the horrible 1960s(?) Amenities Centre (on the sight of the old parade square) and the demolition of the Tucano era sim building. Other than that it is pretty much intact................................apart from the missing O's Mess and Sector Operation Centre criminally bulldozed a few years ago!!
