Bye-bye Oakington airfield

Come on chaps, how many times is this going to happen before you wise up. Greed is good this is 2004.
They dont give a flying fart any more, they are lucky no one has signed up all the old airfields to English Heratage then they would not be able to make a big wedge.
RAF Sealand will be one of the next to get turned into a developement in line with just what the local community need (not) more housing, and yet more half empty factory units.
Why sell off the family jewels, the airfields are worth a packet compared to what was paid for them when they were compulsary purchased back in the 30-40s
If they were all kept in a manner similar to Kemble or Brunty then I’d say top development. But there again no one would get a fat profit!!!!

Paul

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Interesting, as I was led to believe someone who I used to be well aquainted with, had a few years ago, bought either all or a substantial part of Oakington to ensure a long term future for various motorsport activities such as the ‘Bomb-Along’ Stages held in September…… :confused:

I’ll have to do some digging……

Bye Bye…

but who gives a **** 😡

Another airfield bites the bullet… I’ve spent ten years trying to tell people about RAF Driffield and does anyone care about this or in fact any aerodrome? NOPE… 😡

The problem is that we all have an inbuilt sense of proportion. Basically this means I won’t be taking out half the population with AK47 or run onto an F1 race track dressed in a kilt waving a banner in front of some **** scarred driver if RAF Driffield or other gets the chop. No, I’ll just wait for the property developer who wrecks RAF Driffield to drop dead and then I’ll pee on his grave…

Nope, I have my little website (www.driffieldaerodrome.co.uk), and a few well intended replies from my MP, English Heritage, Defence Estates, Prince Charles (Pheonix Trust), and a myiad of individuals who have better things to do with their life than lift a finger for one, single aerodrome – one of over 740 build and/or used during the war.

**** knows what the developers have in mind for RAF Driffield. I actually envy the Pro Fox Hunting groups and the Fathers 4 Access because they have the publicity (column inches in newspapers and loads of airtime). What do I have to do to save RAF Driffield?

Ideas on a postcard…