Originally Posted by
BEagle
Farnborough hasn't been the same since the RAF left....
Back in the '80s, you could turn up at RAF Farnborough and park at the Officers' Mess.
There never was an "RAF Farnborough" unless you're refering to the Royal Aircraft Factory (pre 1918). Farnborough was a Royal Aircraft Establishment airfield and was called "RAE Farnborough", because the RAE was an MoD (not RAF) organisation.
PDR