Here is the map taken from ‘Wings over Thurleigh’

A couple of pics just to prove it was still in use until at least 1990!The first is taken in August 1989.Notice Cardington in the background,and the second is taken in August 1990 with the mill and farmhouse behind.

Papa Lima;a photo appears on page 437 of the 1976 edition.

Wasn’t Charlie Shea-Simmonds,leader of the Diamond 9,pilot of G-ADDD when it force landed?

I totally agree with David Burke’s thoughts about the disposals from Old Warden.The policy over the last 10years or so appears to be ‘if it isn’t military,sell it’!Replicas do nothing for me at all;the aircraft has no soul that an original aircraft has,and I have gradually lost interest in Old Warden over the years.In the 70s and 80s I used to go to every show they held,but not these days.We are still losing original aircraft overseas such as the airworthy and unique (in the Northern Hemisphere) BA Eagle G-AFAX which has just been reported as sold to Fundacion Infante de Orleans in Madrid along with the DH60X Moth G-EBXU.They now have a collection of early British sporting aeroplanes that rival Old Warden!Swallow,Moth, Eagle and Swift).Was Shuttleworth offered the Eagle before it was sold to Spain?

If you knew the local topography,you would recognise Alderley Edge on the right and Shining Tor on the left 🙂 .

A few pics from the 1977 Lossiemouth show.
1 The mighty EC-121T 23412 from the 79thAEWS.It was actually worth going to airshows in those days!
2 The damaged WGAF F-104G 26+06 after it’s landing mishap a few days earlier.Note the aircraft is on jacks with missing nose-gear,shredded main-wheels and damage to the nose and under fuselage pod.
3 Another closer shot of the damage
4 Gannet T,5 XG888
5 Shackleton MR.2C WL738
6 Shackleton AEW.2 WL795
If anyone is interested,I do have several more pics I could post tomorrow?