Mention of Denny Dobson prompted me to post the following pic which I took in December 2001. I was doing a little airfield exploration and Mr Dobson and his crew were most hospitable ( I have no idea what the aircraft is – all I know is that it’s not a Lanc or a Mossie….)
I was interested to see photos you had of an old runway, have you got anything similar with regards to old ww2 runways as they do interst me.
Sadly these are vanishing fast but I’ve been visiting them since 1979…..:o
Here’s a couple for you. The first is Thorpe Abbotts main runway taken in August 1988 ( US 8th AF, 100th BG B-17s ). Very shortly afterwards this last section was removed for hardcore and this view can no longer be seen.
And here’s the main runway at RAF Bourn ( 97 ( PFF ) Squadron Lancasters ) taken in the depths of winter 2004. It’s still there, but the view has been altered by the building of a new dual-carriageway at the end….
Pictures can never capture the atmosphere but I’m glad I took them, nonetheless.
Having never seen Just Jane, what condition is she in?
I took this last Wednesday….
…and externally she is immaculate. Of course, for all I know she could have many interior problems bearing in mind the time she spent languishing at Squires Gate in sea air, followed by years on the gate at Scampton.
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