September 22, 2006 at 4:04 pm
I thought I would start a new thread on old Raf airfields. Feel free to post photos from google earth of airfields and see if they can be identified! 🙂
Courtesy of Google Earth. Can you ID these old airfields in Britain?
By: Hot_Charlie - 3rd February 2008 at 20:45
Topcliffe is in the care of the Army, (Alanbrooke Barracks) and has in recent years seen aviation use by RN EFTS and AAC units.
Most of its aviation use is still as an RLG for Linton, hence the relative completeness and the continued use of 2 of the 3 runways.:)
By: peppermint_jam - 3rd February 2008 at 20:25
It is indeed Fersfield mate, well spotted! As for 8th AF stuff, not a particular fan, just like planes and airfields in general!
Welcome home by the way!
By: Forestfan - 3rd February 2008 at 19:22
PJ,
Your top one at #386 I reckon is Fersfield, Norfolk.
Like your 8th AF stuff do you?
FF (aka Jobza)
By: WG-13 - 3rd February 2008 at 10:16
Topcliffe is in the care of the Army, (Alanbrooke Barracks) and has in recent years seen aviation use by RN EFTS and AAC units.
By: Peter - 3rd February 2008 at 03:45
Topcliffe
Has anyone noticed just how complete looking Topcliffe is?
By: Lindy's Lad - 27th January 2008 at 21:12
that’ll be the one…. well done:D
By: WebPilot - 27th January 2008 at 21:10
Oh yes.
Boulmer, then.
By: Lindy's Lad - 27th January 2008 at 20:41
yes to all the above…. blimey, that didn’t take long. I thought Acklington would have proved to be a bit trickier….:D
The remaining one is still up for grabs….. (notice the beach bottom right)
By: WebPilot - 27th January 2008 at 19:21
Oh good, this thread was fun!
389 – that extended ‘A’ shape is distinctively Eshott, Acklington,?, Ouston, Morpeth
By: Peter - 27th January 2008 at 19:03
What amazes me is how some airfields look almost complete and others are barely visible anymore.
By: peppermint_jam - 27th January 2008 at 18:49
Second photo is Wendling, Norfolk ! Keith.
Correct Keith! Well done!
By: Lindy's Lad - 27th January 2008 at 18:21
Try these………
By: keithnewsome - 27th January 2008 at 17:58
Second photo is Wendling, Norfolk ! Keith.
By: Nashio966 - 27th January 2008 at 17:17
both look annoyingly familiar, but i cant put my finger on either of them. somewhere off the web i downloaded a kmz file that is every Raf base in england wales scotland and ireland, too many to be a sad anorak and scan through them all though haha
By: peppermint_jam - 27th January 2008 at 16:45
A happy Sunday afternoon to you all, a couple from me, don’t think they’ve been posted before, but apologies of they have!


By: pimpernel - 26th January 2008 at 14:16
Radlett is correct.
Brian.
By: T-21 - 26th January 2008 at 13:28
the 24/21.21 post is Radlett.
By: 92fis - 25th January 2008 at 00:21
The last one is Llandwrog.
By: Arabella-Cox - 24th January 2008 at 21:48
yes, its Mona ….. maybe this one?

By: pimpernel - 24th January 2008 at 21:21
Here you are, yet another one to get within the hour :rolleyes:

Brian.