Rendcomb airfield
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Rendcomb airfield
Happened to be near this on foot today and so went to have a nose. What an amazing survival from WW1 - admittedly I don’t know whether the buildings (eight 'shed' hangars in two rows back to back, one brick hangar, 'engine house' I.e, fire section) are original or reconstructed from wrecks, but it’s a lovely little airfield. Little it definitely is, although no doubt plenty for the WW1 aircraft and for the Aerosuperbatics/Breitling Wing Walkers Stearmans.
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Your enhusiasm is charming, but what airfield are you actually talking about? Is it really an active aerodrome these days? References and/or coordinates?
Or would you be meaning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Chedworth perhaps?
Or would you be meaning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Chedworth perhaps?
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Amazingly there isn’t any sign of it on Wikipedia. Try a google images search though which throws up a photo of Bristol fighters there, plus some good pics of the hangars etc.
PS I also had a bit of a nose at Chedworth but nothing much to see except some peri track and a few derelict buildings
PS I also had a bit of a nose at Chedworth but nothing much to see except some peri track and a few derelict buildings
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Chedworth is long gone. I spent my childhood racing motorbikes and quads around the old runways as my friends family owned it. It was used by an R/C club a long whilst back but not sure now.
He definitely means Rendcombe and yes the Utterly Butterly's (or whatever they're called now) fly out of there.
He definitely means Rendcombe and yes the Utterly Butterly's (or whatever they're called now) fly out of there.
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Happened to be in Cirencester in '91 and having a spare morning, decided to visit Chedworth Roman Villa, so I followed the road to Chedworth disused (still quite a bit to see then but as I said it was '91) didn't find the villa so went back towards Cirencester.
I later found out I'd driven past Rendcomb twice and hadn't seen a thing!!
I later found out I'd driven past Rendcomb twice and hadn't seen a thing!!
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The correct name is Rendcomb with no e on the end.
Rendcomb - Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust UK
Rendcomb - Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust UK
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I don't believe so. My understanding is that the village name has always had a 'd' and a single 'e'.
Always? Well, since the 19th Century. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086 AD) with different spellings!
Always? Well, since the 19th Century. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086 AD) with different spellings!
