Wisley is rather sad on the ground..........all that concrete, crossed by fences as the land has been sub-divided and all the taxiways, even the compass base, intact. There is not a single sign that this was once an active airfield, just a few sawn off hangar uprights just poking out of the concrete.
'Planes built at Brooklands were flown here from Brooklands for fitting out. The Museum probably as good a source as any, ask if you can see Julian Temple's (Aircraft Curator)photo album of Wisley. The control tower is a wonderful mock Tudor 1930's style! Certainly at home in 'Stockbroker' belt.
Access is off the A3 southbound between the A3/M25 junction and the Ripley turn off.
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PS Opened 1943, grass runway. Hard runway 1953. Used for Viking, Valiant, Viscount, vanguard, VC10, BAC111 and VC10. Close 1973. Source: Surrey AIrfields in the Second World War -Len Pilkington. ISBN 1 85306 433 5.
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