Duxford History
You are correct about the runway being laid in 1949. DX closed from 49 until 1951 to allow this to happen. It was next to the PSP runway and was 6000 feet in length. Meteors, Javalins and Hunters were at DX in the 50s with 64 and 65 Squadrons being the main players. The Museum now owns the airfield as well as all the buildings. The Council sold it to them in 2007 for £1.3m. The whole airfield and some of the land to the south is now in a "protected zone", which should save it from the builders.