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Here is a read only link to the Aerodrome Database - WhichAerodrome.xlsx. Up to date as of 1/5/2019. Catching up slowly - up to May 2019 now (Mar 2020).

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Old 3rd Dec 2019, 07:56
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try this
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RAF Chilbolton
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Old 3rd Dec 2019, 09:44
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Originally Posted by Auxtank
RAF Chilbolton

Right country, wrong airfield
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Old 3rd Dec 2019, 09:52
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Looks like southern England...

Where's dook?
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Old 3rd Dec 2019, 09:59
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A guess at Down Ampney,

PS - Oldpax
I have seen Shackeltons do that!In fact I have been in a shackelton doing it!
I was also in a Shackleton doing that, and although no T shirt my post flight bollocking was heard by most of the rest of the Squadron
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Old 3rd Dec 2019, 10:58
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Not Down Ampney either

Dook? He was reduced to the ranks and post zeroed early in November I think and has hardly been seen since. Probably on here under a different name I suspect



here are some of those who served there............
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Old 3rd Dec 2019, 12:20
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Did those who served so do at Spanhoe?
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Old 3rd Dec 2019, 12:42
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This is not Spanhoe but some people did serve at both I believe - I am not sure about these particular individuals

The base is still active

here are some more cheerful souls


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Old 3rd Dec 2019, 14:18
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So, perhaps up the road to an 'active' Barkston Heath?
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Old 3rd Dec 2019, 14:39
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We are certainly traveling the highways & byways of England today - regretfully not Barkston Heath either

This place is a lot more accessible..................

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Old 3rd Dec 2019, 14:46
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From GE

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Old 3rd Dec 2019, 16:21
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43rd Troop Carrier Squadron of 315th Troop Carrier Wing continues to haunt me through my Interweb machine. Wikmedia shows a larger version of the original post.
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Old 3rd Dec 2019, 19:22
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Originally Posted by India Four Two
SLB, as a former resident of The Lone Star State, I have to say “Them’s fightin’ words!”

Don’t Mess with Texas


https://youtu.be/8veDpPwFCVM
At least is was called the Confederate Air Force back then. Political correctness gone overboard since then!

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Old 4th Dec 2019, 07:58
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You are correct Jenkins - the 315th served here - but just about everywhere else as well as far as I can see

It's active but I think it's a while since there were any fixed wing operations - people may (or may not) come in by helicopter - I don't know.





Just realised this looks like RNAS Culdrose - but it isn't..............
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RAF Welford
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Old 4th Dec 2019, 08:11
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Hurrah!!! Good shot Auxtank

Yes, right on the M4 and still quite a busy place some days even now



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Old 4th Dec 2019, 08:33
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Thanks. It was Jenkins's clue about the 315th previous addresses that clinched it.

That GE pic above (with the Motorway End sign on the gate) is the 'secret junction'.
Drive up there and very quickly some rather serious looking chaps will appear to see if they can help you.

Having nothing prepared...

OH
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Old 4th Dec 2019, 09:35
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But I have something. Apparently disused, on the site of an earlier field. The original field, conceived as a decent plan, suffered an air raid which would have daunted the spirit of Section Officer Harvey, and failed due mostly to the intransigence of the contemporary favourite uncle. Amazing what one learns from Sunday newspapers.

And I am sticking with Spanhoe!
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Old 4th Dec 2019, 09:40
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Not terribly secret given the large signs as you drive from the Bristol direction - and from the air it stands out like... anything. But I heard they were very keen to discourage passers-by driving up to the gate in the picture

You can see the guard tower in the top picture above just to the right of the woods - I presume they have sensors on the road as well. Someone told me it was used as a Cruise Missile deployment location out of Greenham but they are still all top secret other than "Salisbury Plain" where a close friend ran into a deployment one night in the '80's - he claimed he was on a rally but we all suspect he was out dogging.
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