Chance to visit Dunsfold sunday 31/5/09

odds ‘n’ sods

You might never believe that this pic was taken on an airfield,it is the open top bus taking more punters on the ‘top gear’ tour…travelling along the old southern taxyway past the house which I believe was used by 1 or 2 of the old Hawker Test pilots,incidentally the house is on the ‘compass gate ‘ exit road which was originally the A281 – cut off by the airfield construction and a new by-pass built.The main entrance on northside was also originally the A281.

According to my Willis/Hollis book,the landing area surface was concrete/wood chippings,this I believe could be some of original surface on the old 21/03 rwy

VOR/DME aerial ?? dunno wasnt a ‘fairy’

F22 low pass

F22 final to land 😀

Then we took the ‘Top Gear’ tour on open top Double Decker …hardly a mention of any aviation history :rolleyes::D
sorry about the ‘naval angle’ of some of the pics…it was an old bus and ‘snap’ shots!!

rwy 30/12 from intersection

Hover,VTO and V landing pad at 07 threshold

jet flight line/old rwy 12 threshold

Flight Shed

Fire Station and Original Tower

Main Production Hangars

Eastern T2 ‘Black Hangar’

Some old plane 😀

Hopefully pagen01 can tell us what type of hut this is

In the distance…Blister Hangar -has been used in at least 1 Foyles War ep

regards baz

Thanks Brad,it is always a sad visit for me in a way because I used to work there,what a pretty airfield to work at 😀
Didnt see any other flying unfortunately.

regards baz

Does anyone know about the Seahawk in the pictures?

Baz – thanks for posting these pictures.

Was there any flying activity at the open day?

I had read that there were some helicopter pleasure flights taking place, but wondered if there was anyting else happening.

I was actually up on the Gibbett at Hindead this afternoon, and took a quick look through the binoculars at the airfield to see if I could see anything, but there didn’t appear to be much happening!

Anyway, looking forward to this years Wings & Wheels show, which sadly could be the last one and it will be interesting to see what the Government decides in September regarding the future of this unique airfield.

Like many, I’d hate to see it go. 🙁

Cheers

Paul

Wandered round sunny Dunsfold today,firstly…some a/c ‘parked’ here…

Just inside main gate

On the old rwy 30

Sea Harrier FA2 ZD610

Piper Apache…aint she sweet:D

The New ‘Old’ Tower

cheers baz

Just in case any other forumites visit Dunsfold tomorrow,I will be the old git wandering around with a blue ‘Dunsfold’ baseball hat on.

cheers baz