RAF Syerston Pics

Sorry Rlangham – my initial enquiries have drawn a blank. I will continue searching

Ah cheers – do you know the ID or any idea of what’s happening with it?

Let me do some digging – I have a couple of ways to find out

Sounds like the machine that used to be at Derby

Ah cheers – do you know the ID or any idea of what’s happening with it? When I went flying there a mate saw it and when he told me was quite surprised. Could be an SNJ, I think the only major visible difference is the deck landing hook

Late answer

I visited a few years ago as well for my first ever flight – they have a collection of old ATC gliders, and also a US Navy warbird in bits apparently, any clue what this is?

Sorry for for this very late response – I’ve only just discovered this great forum…

The US Navy warbird you refer to is, I beleive, a North American AT-6 Texan (Harvard) just painted in Paciffic fleet colours

I visited a few years ago as well for my first ever flight – they have a collection of old ATC gliders, and also a US Navy warbird in bits apparently, any clue what this is?

Has there been some recent demolition? I visited three or four years ago having my first glider flight from there.

i think most of it happened in 1997. There has been some building there in 1 corner of the airfield

Has there been some recent demolition? I visited three or four years ago having my first glider flight from there.

Try asking members of the Airfield Research Group – they have a website too. If you’re seriously interested in airfield histories, ARG is well worth joining too.