RAF Finningley
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JumpseaterIt is OURS I tell ' yer. It's only a question of time!
I suppose that you will be telling me that the wooden hut behind No 1 Hangar which used to house BCDU has been flattened as well? (Mind you it was condemned in 1968).
PS Nice pics!
PPS Is that 737 behind the Chinook one of "Freshair's" fleet
I suppose that you will be telling me that the wooden hut behind No 1 Hangar which used to house BCDU has been flattened as well? (Mind you it was condemned in 1968).
PS Nice pics!
PPS Is that 737 behind the Chinook one of "Freshair's" fleet
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I remember deploying to Finingley from Scampton (35, 80-82) and on arrival taking the p1$$ out of the aircrew 'cos they had to live in portacabins on the dispersal and we had permanent accom. Then we got to our accom - unoccupied AMQs that looked like they'd had the pikeys in. Not an unbroken window in the place, and not much else besides. At least the growbags had cooking facilities. That was when the area was still the Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire wasn't it? (Run by some blind guy called Blunkett).
Wasn't that the det where you lot nicked the FOD Man? Anyway the caravans were lovely and even had a built in urinal, I have fond memories of being on the crapper when the scramble klaxon went!!!
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Originally Posted by Specaircrew
Wasn't that the det where you lot nicked the FOD Man? Anyway the caravans were lovely and even had a built in urinal, I have fond memories of being on the crapper when the scramble klaxon went!!!
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allan, its a Thompson/Tui/Britannia whatever they're called this week airline 737, and an ex GO hangar queen pile of poo! When easyJet took them on they made easyJets YF look good! I'll have a look for the shed tomorrow for you...
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Thanks jumps but don't bother going round I rather do think that they removed said shed ages ago - it was left over from WW2 after all. And, whilst the powers that be felt it fit for the cutting edge of Bomber/Strike Command in the late 60s when Training/Support command took over the joint they probably did away with it once the helicopter boys complained about it. Mind you .............it could still be there
"Freshair" is the mythical airline portrayed in Mile High. It's just that the delicate shade of powder blue on the tail looked awfully like it. Do I get marks for recognizing it as a 737 with only the tail and wheels showing??
"Freshair" is the mythical airline portrayed in Mile High. It's just that the delicate shade of powder blue on the tail looked awfully like it. Do I get marks for recognizing it as a 737 with only the tail and wheels showing??
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Allan, your sheds gone i'm afraid! I still think you blokes are trying to get it back, LEE26 this afternoon came and had a look!
A bit cross with myself as I wasn't carrying my normal gear
A bit cross with myself as I wasn't carrying my normal gear
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Originally Posted by allan907
That last pic looks more like Tattershall castle at the end of Coningsby's runway not Finningley
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Originally Posted by Green Flash
Jumseater is right, 'tis Harworth; the reason why the (usable) runway is a tad shorter these days!
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He's not old - just a bitter and twisted passed over ex-ME pilot who had two bites at the FJ route ....
If Valley is that good I'm surprised they didn't move METS there when Finningley closed. After all the FJ nav trg went there for a few years (until they saw the light and moved as close back to Doncaster as they could get!)
He's not old - just a bitter and twisted passed over ex-ME pilot who had two bites at the FJ route ....
If Valley is that good I'm surprised they didn't move METS there when Finningley closed. After all the FJ nav trg went there for a few years (until they saw the light and moved as close back to Doncaster as they could get!)
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Runway 02
Originally Posted by Tim McLelland
Is it? I hadn't heard that before... by how much? and why?
if you look at Runway 20 it has a abit more added to it like a starter run and large aircraft ie:747,767 etc... can turn so they can backtrack to taxi down the main runway... i hope this info helps and if any of it is incorrect please correct me
Quick question for jumpseater
Did you catch XX847 Jaguar at 14.35pm Yesterday (24th July)??
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Tim, Lez
A very ancient WO Armourer (now sadly in the big bomb dump in the sky) told me that the (south?) end of Finningleys runway was suffering from mining subsidence and therefore the end of the track was unusable. Happy to be corrected if this is duff gen.
Remember the Airshows of the 70's? Canberra took shots of the whole shebang and the local rag had it printed and on sale at the end of the day? The bowel-loosening destruction
of the plywood castle during the mass airfield attacks? The cloggy Neptune doing aero's on the jets with the big pistons shut down?! Superb glider aero's too. Ahh ......
A very ancient WO Armourer (now sadly in the big bomb dump in the sky) told me that the (south?) end of Finningleys runway was suffering from mining subsidence and therefore the end of the track was unusable. Happy to be corrected if this is duff gen.
Remember the Airshows of the 70's? Canberra took shots of the whole shebang and the local rag had it printed and on sale at the end of the day? The bowel-loosening destruction
of the plywood castle during the mass airfield attacks? The cloggy Neptune doing aero's on the jets with the big pistons shut down?! Superb glider aero's too. Ahh ......
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Originally Posted by Green Flash
Tim, Lez
A very ancient WO Armourer (now sadly in the big bomb dump in the sky) told me that the (south?) end of Finningleys runway was suffering from mining subsidence and therefore the end of the track was unusable. Happy to be corrected if this is duff gen.
Remember the Airshows of the 70's? Canberra took shots of the whole shebang and the local rag had it printed and on sale at the end of the day? The bowl-loosening destruction of the plywood castle during the mass airfield attacks? The cloggy Neptune doing aero's on the jets with the big pistons shut down?! Superb glider aero's too. Ahh ......
A very ancient WO Armourer (now sadly in the big bomb dump in the sky) told me that the (south?) end of Finningleys runway was suffering from mining subsidence and therefore the end of the track was unusable. Happy to be corrected if this is duff gen.
Remember the Airshows of the 70's? Canberra took shots of the whole shebang and the local rag had it printed and on sale at the end of the day? The bowl-loosening destruction
of the plywood castle during the mass airfield attacks? The cloggy Neptune doing aero's on the jets with the big pistons shut down?! Superb glider aero's too. Ahh ......The Threshold at 02 is displaced coz of high ground,meaning the a/c come in higher,i know the RAF used 02 up in till they left,i got pics too prove it
and from what i've been told the airfield is sound regarding "mining subsidence"