Does anyone know anything about this place. Came across it on multimap a while ago. Appears to be a (fairly pristine looking) east-west concrete runway in the middle of nowhere. One public road nearby appears as if it probably follows the course of former subsidiary runway and theres a bit of track that could have been peri-track and some turnings at the end of the runway. It stood out as odd in that its in hte middle of nowhere, there appear to be no buildings and someones gone to great trouble to obliterate all almost trace of peritrack, dispersals and buildings and yet the main runway looks pretty good? :confused:
By: cdp206 - 7th August 2006 at 11:08
worksop (again)
Toby,
The OS map grab shows where the runways at Worksop WERE! The photos (on my web site) of the runway fragment were taken at the junction of the runway and the bridleway which crosses at about the centre.
Chris
By: TobyV - 7th August 2006 at 10:47
Thanks Chris, guess thats cleared that one up. Its amazing how many airfields have gone even since the getmapping plc aerial photos were taken around 1999/2000!
Toby
By: cdp206 - 7th August 2006 at 10:27
Does anyone know anything about this place. Came across it on multimap a while ago. Appears to be a (fairly pristine looking) east-west concrete runway in the middle of nowhere. One public road nearby appears as if it probably follows the course of former subsidiary runway and theres a bit of track that could have been peri-track and some turnings at the end of the runway. It stood out as odd in that its in hte middle of nowhere, there appear to be no buildings and someones gone to great trouble to obliterate all almost trace of peritrack, dispersals and buildings and yet the main runway looks pretty good? :confused:
Er, I’d have a look at this is I were you – myself and 1Group were there last Saturday: http://airfieldarchaeology.fotopic.net/c1043602.html
Chris
By: TwinOtter23 - 7th August 2006 at 09:09
RAF Worksop
Saw an interesting note in the Newark Air Museum [NAM] member’s newsletter The Dispersal in May 2002.
This concerned the source of hardcore for the access way across the culvert onto the museum Southfield Site, now the location of the HLF funded display hangar.
“Also worthy of note is the source of the 500 tonnes of crushed concrete and asphalt that was used for the levelling work. This has been re-cycled from the one-mile long runway of RAF Worksop, on the Soperton Hall Estate, near Scofton in North Nottinghamshire. Yet another way of preserving something of our aviation heritage, albeit a more unusual way than normal.”
Also believe that the NAM’s Jet Provost might have served with one of the training units at RAF Worksop.
By: Tailspin - 7th August 2006 at 01:59
FOund this for you on www.controltowers.co.uk:
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