Ewan Hoozarmy – Watton isn’t as good as you may remember it, the airfield site is still intact and used regularly by Air Cadet Viking gliders and the runway gets used on occasion on STANTA exercises, but the tech site and hangars are being demolished, the tower has also gone. Watton photos here.
Yak 11 Fan – Lavenham has alot of buildings in use still, the tower is in very good condition as well. You probably see more than I do from the air though!!
There are still alot of complete airfields around, then there are places like Oakington and Upwood that although the runways have gone the tech sites are still complete, but who knows how long for. Swinderby is still fairly intact on the airfield site though much of the domestic site has now gone to make way for a new housing estate, Hemswell has a fairly complete technical site, now very much an antiques centre. Kenley airfield is still very much intact but again most of the hangars and the tower has long gone.
I have photographed loads more here – Airfields & Aviation Memorials
Who owns West Raynham now as I would like to try to arrange access to see the place, if anyone can help please let me know.
Richard
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