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  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited August 2016 #32

    I spent quite a few years oop there ,it did not take long for me to work out why after generations of my family had lived there ,they moved to civilisation SurprisedWinkCool

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited August 2016 #33

    I spent quite a few years oop there ,it did not take long for me to work out why after generations of my family had lived there ,they moved to civilisation SurprisedWinkCool

    May I offer my hearty congratulations to your parents on their decision too JVHappy

  • spk
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    edited August 2016 #34

    for the record I was born in Yorkshire and have RAF churchfenton on my birth certificate to  prove it

  • IanH
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    edited August 2016 #35

    for the record I was born in Yorkshire and have RAF churchfenton on my birth certificate to  prove it

    I've flown into there......

  • spk
    spk Forum Participant Posts: 406
    edited August 2016 #36

    really ?

    its still there I passed it three weeks ago

    what were you, pilot ?

    my dad was a wireless technician (regular not NS)

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited August 2016 #37

    I spent quite a few years oop there ,it did not take long for me to work out why after generations of my family had lived there ,they moved to civilisation SurprisedWinkCool

    May I offer my hearty congratulations to your parents on their decision





    I was born in london (Kensington) where they found civilisationWink

  • cyberyacht
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    edited August 2016 #38

    Yorkshiremen are clearly linguistically or gastronomically challenged if they think that a Yorkshire Pudding is a first course. The clue is in the name. Tongue Out

  • IanH
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    edited August 2016 #39

    really ?

    its still there I passed it three weeks ago

    what were you, pilot ?

    my dad was a wireless technician (regular not NS)

    I flew down their ILS when I was doing some instrument flying training.

    It's now been sold to a private individual and I also flew in there when they had a (re)opening day.

    It's now called Leeds East airport (he's trying to attract business jets from Leeds Bradford).

  • Fysherman
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    edited August 2016 #40

    for the record I was born in Yorkshire and have RAF churchfenton on my birth certificate to  prove it

    I've flown into there......

    So have I, and out againHappy

    'and in gliders as well as powered jobbies.

     

  • spk
    spk Forum Participant Posts: 406
    edited August 2016 #41

    so is it not RAF anymore?

    I am sure it was about five years ago when I called to see if the married quarters house I was born in was still there. It was. Incidentally around the same time I called at RAF Compton Bassett well what remain of the married quarters as the camp is ling
    gone, the house I was brought up in my early  years was  also still there

  • IanH
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    edited August 2016 #42

    No, the RAF sold it off.

    It was sold to a private individual (a farmer of some sort) who bought it for the land and the fact that he is a keen avaiator (has his own helicopter!).

    The 'airfield re-opening' fly-in was in January 2015. There were 100's of aircraft there (including us Smile).

    I believe he rents out some of the buildings for corporate events and the like.

  • spk
    spk Forum Participant Posts: 406
    edited August 2016 #43

    thanks for info. Spose its better than it becoming a land fill site like Compton Bassett did.

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