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Old 28th Dec 2002, 21:19
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etsd0001
 
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I didn't know there was so much interest in Wisley.

Here is a shot of it in it's heyday:-



Regarding Wisley movements there is a booklet published by Cirrus Associates called Wisley Aerodrome - Record of Aircraft Movements 1954 -1969. It is by no means a comprehensive list but it gives a fair idea of what went on there.

I had a look round Wisley shortly after it closed. In the Fire Station sink I found a number of station logs which recorded everything that happened on the field. As they were of no use to anyone I 'borrowed' a few (I must take them back) and they make really interesting reading.

In the 50's they record Valiant flights over the weekend, imagine them getting away with that now in that area!

Another entry records the VC-10 structural test airframe arriving at the 'field up the narrow approach road.

G-ARTA touching down at 17:44 on Fri 29th June 1962.

Anther interesting entry is Ronald Biggs is suspected of being in the area to be picked up by a light a/c that night to be flown out of the country.

I wish I had taken all the logs now.

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