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Old 26th Jan 2014, 00:18
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Originally Posted by IndiaFourTwo
TCraft41, Welcome to PPRuNe.

As StbdD said, it's Stoney Cross - a disused wartime airfield, which is used as a Visual Reporting Point for VFR traffic skulking round the edge of the "busy" Bournemouth zone.

IF you are interested in UK airfields, download this Google Earth 'kmz' file:

http://www.rickdavis.co.uk/home/UKAirfields.kmz

Here's the whole of the UK:
I clicked on the link and randomly selected Biggin Hill to enlarge and take a look at the clarity of the object. Imagine my surprise to find an airshow in progress, and the RAF Red Arrows on the runway!

It is astounding to see how many airfields were built in Great Britain during WWII.
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