Airfields in Britain
I was once seconded in the late 60s to the MPBW (Ministry of Public Building & Works) Airfield Safeguarding Section.
In their store room they had large maps on thick card which showed all of the military and civil airfields in Britain with their status (active, Closed, etc.).
I think that I counted more than 1,000 at one time.
I read a very good book (I think 'No Time For Fear') by Basil Embery about his war experiences.
I am sure that he described how he unofficially had the runways extended at his base .
By extending the main runway, he cut down the number of crashes on the base significantly. The 'powers that be' were not amused, however he proved his point. I think that when word got around they had many more aircraft land on their longer runway.
Last edited by KN647; 10th Apr 2012 at 10:49.