Way back in the '60s when I was a member of the ROC, one of the older members who had been an ATC cadet during the war told me how in 1945 he used to watch a continuous stream of 'Lancasters' landing at Westcott bringing ex-pows home. Course I only remember Westcott as the Rocket Propulsion Establishment where they used to test (but NOT launch -at least intentionally!)rocket motors such as the RZ2 for the Blue Streak ICBM, although when I came to Farnborough, I found that initially it was part of the RAE and was a regular stop for the Farnborough - Bedford ferry.(Dominies in those days although if you were unlucky they'd use the Marathon!)
Last edited by chevvron; 2nd Jul 2010 at 13:13.