By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd January 2013 at 14:07
I have lots of fond memories of Wombleton from my Microlight flying years, and I posted a few stories about the aerodrome in the Haunted Airfields thread.
I hadn’t realised that the place had fallen into disuse although I do recall someone on this forum saying he was having difficulty in contacting the proprietor.
I hope the tower gets a sensitive refurbishment and enjoys a long life in a new role. I hope the “ghost” stays on too!
Pistonrob, I agree with you, when viewing the runways, dispersals and perimeter tracks from the balcony of the tower, it was very easy to visualise the Halifaxes and crews going about their daily routines and a night time wander around the perimeter track was definitely spooky!
I have a full copy of the Operational Record Book for RCAF Wombleton; the officer who compiled it was obviously fond of the place and it reads like someone’s daily diary. It brings the place to life again.
Good luck for the future Wombleton!
By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd January 2013 at 12:12
So is Europa a reincarnation of Slingsby?
By: pistonrob - 1st January 2013 at 16:52
There`s a really good campsite there. Stayed at it a couple of times in the past. There cant be many Airfield campsites?. The pitches are on the old Eng site if i remember right. Over the far side of the airfield some model flying that goes on and a few light weight things flew in and out whilst i was there. I even got to go up in the tower which was in quite good nick considering. It was fantastic to be able to wander around the whole of the airfield on an evening time. As you stand at the end of the runway you could almost feel the vibration of the WW2 engines gunning for take off. 😉
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January 1, 2013 at 4:39 pm