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Post by filair on Aug 13, 2018 18:54:43 GMT
Does anyone have any knowledge of EASTCHURCH Airfield on the Isle of Sheppy? It was featured in the programme Flying Across Britain on Channel 4 last night. There is almost nothing about it on various searches I have done.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2018 5:40:06 GMT
Filair
Google -- UK AIRFIELD GUIDE.
There is information on history of Eastchurch Airfield.
Les
Also -- EASTCHURCH AIRFIELD ( WIKI.....)
Les
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Post by jargon on Aug 14, 2018 6:19:36 GMT
Hi Filair
If you can obtain a copy, mine's a recent charity shop find
The Military Airfields of Britain - Southern England Kent, Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex by Ken Delve 2005 Crowood Press ISBN 1 86126 729 0
has five pages on Eastchurch and a further 1 page on nearby Leysdown (Shellbeach). They both date from the dawn of aviation in this country.
John
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Post by graham on Aug 14, 2018 6:50:03 GMT
What a great programme that is, looked like Compton Abbas at the start, then Rochester. The Cub he flies G-BDEY is based at Bidford according to PlaneBase which lists the field as "Eastchurch-Parsonage Farm" with the following residents...
G-AKUF
G-BTJB
G-PACE
G-MNFG
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Post by filair on Aug 14, 2018 9:35:57 GMT
Thanks Guys,I did find some items about the history,it was the present day that seemed to be a bit sparse.
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Post by jargon on Aug 14, 2018 17:47:23 GMT
Hi Filair
Apologies for the short note earlier I was about to leave for work.
From the book Eastchurch was declared inactive in April 1947, and most of it reverted to agriculture but part of it was used to build a prison
I have been to the site of the airfield and seen a plaque, all I remember are big fields and no sign of any former buildings etc.
There are I think a cluster of three prisons in the Eastchurch area, probably not what you want on your doorstep but they do provide jobs.
John
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Post by filair on Aug 14, 2018 18:30:20 GMT
Thanks John,
At least it keeps people off the streets!
There seems to be an almost complete absence of recent pictures of the airfield.
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Post by rugbyref on Aug 15, 2018 7:48:05 GMT
Interesting that they felt the need to obscure registrations when filming at Biggin Hill.
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Post by cheshireexile on Aug 15, 2018 19:25:13 GMT
There are reports on the Biggin yahoo group that "green mesh" fencing has been installed making it v difficult to see/read off the signature apron from the main road now.
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Post by rugbyref on Aug 16, 2018 7:19:31 GMT
This will be to prevent folk gathering on the road outside the airfield while the flying displays are underway this weekend. Crowds along the road could even cause the show to be halted.
Previous green mesh has been removed after the show.
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