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Does anyone know the runway headings for kenley, N-S & the E-W runway?
Thnaks,
Richard
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
22nd May 2006, 07:12
The runways are still plainly marked on OS maps. My wife and I did some gliding there hundreds of years ago so it's close to my heart.
FantomZorbin
22nd May 2006, 11:47
Heathrow Director
Would that be with 615 Gliding School perchance?
Frelon
5th Jun 2006, 13:32
Not with 615 hundreds of years ago! Wives were not allowed to fly then! Indeed any female interest was frowned upon!
Frelon
Nimrod615
5th Jun 2006, 15:03
Main drag as it is now 03/21
Short runway 31/13
Not sure if this is frowned upon but try www.615vgs.com
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
5th Jun 2006, 15:59
FantomZorbin. Dunno - I was an erk in the ATC and my wife (then my girlfriend) was in the WJAC. We were whizzed around the circuit in brick-built Sedbergs (?) during air experience flights. Neither of us got as far as taking it up seriously unfortunately..
chevvron
8th Jun 2006, 18:35
It's spelt Sedbergh with a 'h'. Anyway nothing wrong with them; I got my 'C' in one at Bovingdon, and did many hours AEG at both Bovingdon and Halton, even managing to Cat 5 one - it was rebuilt later though 'cos it was a presentation ship.(Mrs Heppel for those who recall except Honey Monster of course!)
reynoldsno1
8th Jun 2006, 20:41
Spent a couple of boyhood years at Kenley - about 1960. The airfield perimeter was littered with aircraft wrecks, (I remember a Spitfire)and a burnt out bomber ISTR. Whiled away many an afternoon in a rusty cockpit and shot down over 100 enemy aircraft ....
halcyon days.....:)