RAE Bedford
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RAE Bedford
Can anyone remember the designator for the main runway at Bedford in the late 1980s. Was it RW27 or RW26?
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Thanks, Shackman!
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Heathrow was too, it used to be 28L and 28R, any idea when it changed?
LL/LHR
I started there in '86 - still 28/10, IIRC changed in late '80s.
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spekesoftly,
That sounds about right. But going back to Bedford, did they change the designator there at about the same time, or was it always 09/27?
That sounds about right. But going back to Bedford, did they change the designator there at about the same time, or was it always 09/27?
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spekesoftly,
Does it, by any chance, also give the VHF tower frequency?
Does it, by any chance, also give the VHF tower frequency?
The runway(1170yds) remaining for Mr Palmers guests is 27 at the E end,frq. 119.025....
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I wish Mr Palmer's guests would use it a little more often. I live a mile from the end of the runway, and like to see the odd plane or two on finals. We're treated to a good twenty minute beat-up by a Spitfire a couple of times a year. I can't imagine how busy the skies must have been when RAE Bedford was open, but I would have loved to have lived here when it was!
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Is there anything left at Bedford of the steam catapult used for trials of carrier aircraft? I seem to recall that new FAA pilots of Sea Vixen, Buccaneer, Phantom etc in the 60s and 70s would have to experience a couple of launches from the land-based steam catapult at Bedford before embarking on a carrier?
Was this true?
Was this true?
Farnborough runway 12/30 changed to runway 11/29 in about 1976
I got permission to change 07/25 to 06/24 in early/mid 2001. The new 'epoch' of variations (epochs last 4 years) didn't start until the end of the year but the runway was being re-surfaced and rather than paint it 07/25 and have to change again in Mar 2002 I got permission to re-designate it about 9 months early.
Is there anything left at Bedford of the steam catapult used for trials of carrier aircraft? I seem to recall that new FAA pilots of Sea Vixen, Buccaneer, Phantom etc in the 60s and 70s would have to experience a couple of launches from the land-based steam catapult at Bedford before embarking on a carrier?
Was this true?
Was this true?
Sea Harrier pilots were sent there to experience the 'ski jump' too.
Farnborough didn't change any runway designators in the '80s (but Heathrow did)
Farnborough runway 12/30 changed to runway 11/29 in about 1976
I got permission to change 07/25 to 06/24 in early/mid 2001. The new 'epoch' of variations (epochs last 4 years) didn't start until the end of the year but the runway was being re-surfaced and rather than paint it 07/25 and have to change again in Mar 2002 I got permission to re-designate it about 9 months early.
Farnborough runway 12/30 changed to runway 11/29 in about 1976
I got permission to change 07/25 to 06/24 in early/mid 2001. The new 'epoch' of variations (epochs last 4 years) didn't start until the end of the year but the runway was being re-surfaced and rather than paint it 07/25 and have to change again in Mar 2002 I got permission to re-designate it about 9 months early.
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Was the short cross runway designated 18/36?