By: chicken chaser - 23rd February 2006 at 20:21
a microlight school operates off the private strip.i went there today and to have a look and contractors were there making repairs to the runway.about 500 meters or so is useable.
By: Arm Waver - 21st February 2006 at 07:31
I have been to Finmere a few times over the years but didn’t know it had bunkers. Little sign of them these days. The runway(s) are still there and get used from time to time. They have had a flying club rally meeting over the years. In the 1980s they even had Sally B do a flypast – I have a pic of that somewhere. Most times it was much more modest – a few spam cans and Tiger Moths. Best of luck.
There are bunkers still in the edges of the woods but the field the VAC used is now part of a private dwelling that has been built there and the airstrip is also part of the same facility.
We had a bit more than just “spam” and Tiger Moths… 😉
By: wildcat - 21st February 2006 at 00:00
Vintage Aircraft Club held regular fly-ins at Finmere during the 90’s. I have a few pics from those times but sadly nothing before.
By: Royzee617 - 20th February 2006 at 19:53
I have been to Finmere a few times over the years but didn’t know it had bunkers. Little sign of them these days. The runway(s) are still there and get used from time to time. They have had a flying club rally meeting over the years. In the 1980s they even had Sally B do a flypast – I have a pic of that somewhere. Most times it was much more modest – a few spam cans and Tiger Moths. Best of luck.
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