Great Pics OP.F, thanks, stirred a few nostalgic brain cells........
Pedant note - Chalgrove not Charlgrove
When I was doing National Service and stationed at RAF Benson, a visit to Chalgrove in the Signals Sqdn. Bedford truck occupied some frequent and enjoyable few hours while I serviced the ILS 19 Outer Marker equipment just off the edge of the airfield. Istr an F-100 was there for some of 1961? as well as the Meteors and a Hunter twin seat. Plenty of 'blue note' line-ups by the Martin Baker pilot/pilots starting over Benson [which was never busy in those days] and ending very low and fast across the Chalgrove tarmac. Then, for me, a return via Berwick Salome and some local beer in the Chequers or the Home Sweet Home in Roke.
Final surge of remaining brain cell... the Chalgrove peritrack was used by Austin/Morris to test their new Minis and 1100's. Also the occasional prototype Austin/Morris/MG could be seen whizzing round.
Last edited by aviate1138; 27th Jun 2009 at 06:38.
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