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Old 19th Apr 2019, 19:42
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The locals may have a point that this may actually be nothing to do with Dyson the company but more to do with a billionaire wanting his own personal airstrip down the road from his enormous pad just north of Bath and who has got fed up having to helo over to Bristol to pick up his jet.

Not sure Hullavington has seen jet flying in the lifetime of many posters on here?
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Old 19th Apr 2019, 20:55
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3 Jet Provost 1 courses 1955-57. Not much thrust but lots of noise.
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Old 20th Apr 2019, 00:28
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I have lived in Hullavington since 1966 and we had Harrier Jump Jets carrying out exercises on the airfield a few years ago.

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Old 20th Apr 2019, 12:47
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Clockwork Mouse,

What?

That was a post from six months ago.

Sorry if you find facts inconvenient.

And WHAT "continual negativity?" The vast majority of my posts are in response to someone running down the modern RAF, the UK, UK industry, or comparing modern day existence to some rose tinted past that never existed. Or saying that I like a film or a TV programme that others go and castigate as not being as good as something from the 50's or 60's. Not sure quite what you mean about negativity, but if you are still feeling suicidal then I hope you get the help that you need.
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Old 20th Apr 2019, 12:48
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Thanks that wonderful comparison photo post. That sure looks good. It will be nice if their plans for the airfield do come to fruition.
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Old 21st Apr 2019, 09:24
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I will update when the Planning Officers have made their decision - this could take quite a while!

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Old 21st Apr 2019, 09:47
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Originally Posted by 140WP
I have lived in Hullavington since 1966 and we had Harrier Jump Jets carrying out exercises on the airfield a few years ago.
Indeed. I remember deploying there with 1(F) Sqn Harriers in 1984.
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Old 21st Apr 2019, 13:37
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Indeed. I remember deploying there with 1(F) Sqn Harriers in 1984.
OK fair cop, guess I should have elaborated with "based at" rather than simply flying.

Then again, if we used the fact that a Harrier had actually operated from there as a precedence to argue a case for more permanent activity we'd have stuff flying from all sorts of odd places given some of the sites you chaps dropped into!
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Old 25th Apr 2019, 12:02
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Gosh! Was it that long ago Vendee- seems like only yesterday!

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Old 25th Apr 2019, 12:32
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140WP,
Thanks that wonderful comparison photo post. That sure looks good. It will be nice if their plans for the airfield do come to fruition.
It is amazing what can be done to some of our 'traditional' facilities. Look at Mitchell Hall, the old Officers Mess, at Cranfield. I sometimes wonder if more of that had been done whether more folk would live on base and/or be more likely to stay in?
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Old 26th Apr 2019, 21:18
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Gosh! Was it that long ago Vendee- seems like only yesterday!
Well I came off Harriers soon after that. They may have carried on deploying to Hullavington for some years.
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