Boscombe Down

[Stationair8]

What is Boscombe Down used for these days?

Was it a RAF aerodrome during WW2?

[Cornerstone958]

Google is your friend
CS

[aviate1138]

Doesn't Sting use it as his private strip?


Telegraph

THE pop star Sting has been foremost among local residents campaigning - on the basis that it infringes their human rights - to prevent the RAF from increasing aircraft movements to and from the airstrip in Boscombe Down, Wiltshire. Ungrateful wretch! At least twice in the last year, he has obtained a special dispensation from the Ministry of Defence to send his private jet roaring out from the airfield in question.

[Wander00]

I guess Boscombe Down was there before Sting moved into the area, and when he did so, he knew BD was there - no sympathy whatever!

[PPRuNe Pop]

Boscombe was there even before he was twinkle!

[bvcu]

Fighter commands only VC of the war was awarded to a pilot operating from there during the battle of britain

[aw ditor]

Sting stung?

[UZZY]

Re Sting..A stay as an in patient at near by Porton Down will do him good !