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From: Royal Berkshire
Originally Posted by A and C
Wonderful tail but I suspect that it comes from the same stable as the rumour the RAF Northolt is in the wrong place because the officer buying the land could not read a map and aquired the land on the wrong side of the railway !.
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From: Royal Berkshire
Originally Posted by A and C
I was trying to avoid an inter service bun fight, but as you say it must have been an army officer thats of course IF it is true!
I suspect that's an updated version of the similar 60th Anniversary one I had back in the 70's and lost many moons ago.....
I seem to vaguely recall from that, that RAF Northolts origins actually was a pre-service civilian aviation location, so I suspect the story isn't true. And I can't think of any reason why it would have been more beneficial to have been located on t'other side of the railway anyway...?
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From: north of barlu
The actual location of RAF Northolt is on what was at one time called Ickenham marsh, I can remember reading that in the WW1 days drainage was a problem.
The airfield is located much nearer to Ickenham and Hillingdon that it is to Northolt I can only think that the location and the fact that a marsh is not a good place for an airfield has this added fuel to this rumour.
The airfield is located much nearer to Ickenham and Hillingdon that it is to Northolt I can only think that the location and the fact that a marsh is not a good place for an airfield has this added fuel to this rumour.
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From: Not the end of the world but I can see it from here!
Originally Posted by Tilt and Gain
Didn't quite a few GR-4s turn 'F3 grey' three years ago. Either someone's planning on a fracas somewhere maritime grey or there must be another sale on a B&Q.
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