1Group – you fiend with Firbeck! probably a good job I’ve been out all day then!
I have many happy memories of Firbeck from the mid-1980s when the few remaining buildings (apparently the former Officer’s Mess and some huts which were formerly the Officer’s quarters – no WAAFery though!) were the home to the South Yorkshire Aviation Preservation Society, who now ofr course after a house move have become Aeroventure at Doncaster. At that time the remains of Wellington L7775, recovered from a mountain near Braemar, Scotland was together in one place. Of course, it’s since been distributed (the wings are at East Kirkby and the tail section I’m informed, is assembled (?) in someone’s garden at Moreton-in-March (again ‘?’)).
Firbeck’s an odd place for an airfield as it’s anything but flat. For those of you who don’t know, it’s located about three miles SE of Maltby (about 11 miles E of Sheffield) and to be honest, driving past it, you wouldn’t know it had ever been there! There’s some of my photos of the site on the Airfield Archaeology link, below.
Webpilot – how on earth did yo manage to get it?! Well done!
DeanK – did you receive my e-mail regarding the Kelstern photo?
Chris
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