Sorry for the thread drift, but it looks like another military training airfield is about to be closed as well.
Skydive Weston in Oxfordshire angry over closure.
The RAF said it could not underwrite the club and was reviewing how facilities at the base were used.
Kind of works in nicely with this development just down the road:
London Oxford Airport to install new Radar System ready for the Olympics.
With a steady increase in both business aviation traffic and aspirations to entice further commercial airline activity, the go-ahead for the new radar system is one of the most significant steps forward in the airport’s history.
... and maybe the
Weston Otmoor eco-town plan hasn't entirely gone away either.
