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Old 3rd Nov 2001, 14:38
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fireflybob
 
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Sadly RAF Newton was closed at the end of last year after the beancounters at the MOD decided to sell the site so that (would you believe) it could be used to build property on!

The Army Grading has moved back to Middle Wallop and the UAS and AEF have moved to Cranwell.

There has been much local opposition to house building on the aerodrome and the field is sitting there with the grass getting longer!

It is a great pity that it cannot continue as an airfield. Ideally suited to light aircraft with three huge hangars which, I believe, were built to withstand nuclear attack!

Perhaps with the changed priorities with defence after Sept 11th it might be resurrected (I wish!)
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