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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Apr 2020, 09:25

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Cold War airfields C.1970

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Posted By John Eacott

Goodness, thank you for that. I’ve only 53 years...

Goodness, thank you for that. I’ve only 53 years of driving them around the world, both Mil and Civ.

I would have thought that RNAS Portland met those requirements, especially as a base for...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Apr 2020, 06:13

Replies: 129

Cold War airfields C.1970

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Posted By John Eacott

Dunsfold and Warton both civil since the '50s...

Dunsfold and Warton both civil since the '50s too.[/QUOTE]

chevvron you may have missed that RNAS Portland/HMS Osprey certainly had a runway, most of which is still there. Regardless that it was a...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

4th Apr 2020, 03:25

Replies: 129

Cold War airfields C.1970

Views: 36,999

Posted By John Eacott

RNAS Prestwick/HMS Gannet was also home to 819NAS...

RNAS Prestwick/HMS Gannet was also home to 819NAS from 1971 when they moved from Ballykelly, IIRC. 819’s main task was to sanitise vast areas of oggin to facilitate the departure from Faslane of...

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