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Old 25th Sep 2006, 22:44
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Originally Posted by GOLF_BRAVO_ZULU
Sorry to harp back to the brownfield classification but I thought a bright girl in the PFA had spotted that clause in the document presented by Prescott's Dept. Does that mean that it has been given a new life in accordance with the Governments principle of always getting its own way?

Regarding the precise thread, I agree that Bicester is of historical significance and deserves preservation. Is this the only 1917 vintage aerodrome to remain grass surfaced and still in MoD hands?
The 1917 bit got knocked down when they built the 1927 Airfield, bounderies pretty remained the same though. The old WW1 hangers were alongside the main road towards Buckingham if I remember right. There is mention of an old barn/farm on some early maps over near the Domestic Site that may be still there, but what you see now went up between 1927 and 1939.
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