Cold War airfields C.1970
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
RAF Benbecula. RAF radar site (CRP Benbecula) at the end of the runway, still in use as a civil airfield.
RAF Stornaway. RAF ECM Evaluation Unit (112SU). Runway still in use as civil airfield.
RAF Stornaway. RAF ECM Evaluation Unit (112SU). Runway still in use as civil airfield.
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Tangmere, had a trip in a glider there c1973 and apparently aircraft from RAF Thorney Island had used the runways for circuit training.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Tangmere
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Tangmere
RNAS Milltown, Morayshire. Satellite (MADDLS) for RNAS Lossiemouth
RAF Honiley. RAFVR unsure when it closed. 1957 ?
Wymeswold . Operated by Fields Aviation in the middle 60s but used as a satellite by RAFC Cranwell and occasionally Wittering for Harrier deployments
RAF Andover. Grass.
RAF Honiley. RAFVR unsure when it closed. 1957 ?
Wymeswold . Operated by Fields Aviation in the middle 60s but used as a satellite by RAFC Cranwell and occasionally Wittering for Harrier deployments
RAF Andover. Grass.
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Bishops Court
Holme-On-Spalding Moor
Dounreay
Portland
Stansted Mountfitchet
North Weald
Duxford
Hemswell
Biggin Hill
Kenley
Aston Down
Holme-On-Spalding Moor
Dounreay
Portland
Stansted Mountfitchet
North Weald
Duxford
Hemswell
Biggin Hill
Kenley
Aston Down
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RNAS Prestwick/HMS Gannet was also home to 819NAS from 1971 when they moved from Ballykelly, IIRC. 819’s main task was to sanitise vast areas of oggin to facilitate the departure from Faslane of SSBNs on patrol, a very Cold War occupation.
HMS Gannet at Prestwick continued as home to Sea Kings of 771 until a few years ago when MilSAR was privatised; it’s now a support base.
HMS Gannet at Prestwick continued as home to Sea Kings of 771 until a few years ago when MilSAR was privatised; it’s now a support base.
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Found this on Airfield Information Exchange....
STARVE ACRE: N51.19.19/W00.47.25. A strip here was used from circa 1964 by the AAC to teach Tactical Field landings etc( using Beavers ). and for AOP9 ops.Other aircraft seen to land there were Army helicopters including Allouettes. Harriers were reported to have also used the strip on rare occasions.Sources state that no use was reported after circa 1998.Runways (two ) are believed to have been gravel covered with tarmac. The tarmac has now been removed.
STARVE ACRE: N51.19.19/W00.47.25. A strip here was used from circa 1964 by the AAC to teach Tactical Field landings etc( using Beavers ). and for AOP9 ops.Other aircraft seen to land there were Army helicopters including Allouettes. Harriers were reported to have also used the strip on rare occasions.Sources state that no use was reported after circa 1998.Runways (two ) are believed to have been gravel covered with tarmac. The tarmac has now been removed.
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"In 1952 the runway was extended to 6000 ft to handle the Vampire FB5s operated by the resident 603 Squadron; and an aircraft arresting barrier net was installed to protect traffic on the adjacent A9 road. The net remained in place until the early 1970s and was used to stop one of the Ferranti Flying Unit Buccaneers which had over ran the runway. A further use was in 1970 when a Meteor TT20, operated by the RN Fleet Requirement Unit, overran the runway and ended up in the net."
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The USAF never came dropping even when we were active but it was fun of a Friday afternoon when the likes of A10 pairs would give us a beat-up at Eastern Radar
You might be thinking of the nearby Stanford PTA, where all the outside filming of Dad's Army was filmed, a totally sealed off area and ideal for dropping
Dunsfold and Warton both civil since the '50s too.
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