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Post by graham on Jun 21, 2017 15:27:28 GMT
With an hour to spare I called into Old Sarum. The most noticeable thing to me this past few visits is how few planes are hangared here now. The big main hangar had several sets of scaffolding inside with blokes working on the inside of the roof. No more than 5-6 frames inside whereas that hangar was always rammed with stuff. One C-42 was parked outside. On my two previous visits, even with no scaffolding inside, there were still very few planes.
The Shadow hangar as usual was off limits but even that only had 3 or 4 ultralights inside, all of which could be read off from outside. Skylark G-SGNT was new for me as was Shadow CD G-MNZZ, The BDAM hangar was open to give the blokes inside some air, and through the wide gap in the doors, I could see the nose of Jetstream G-PLAH which I needed.
Out on the field PA28 G-OXOM was a good one as was Cabri G2 G-PERU which arrived as I was leaving.
So, five pots on one of my local fields which can't be bad. I just wonder where everything else has gone.....
Photos to follow
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Post by graham on Jun 22, 2017 6:18:59 GMT
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Post by jargon on Jun 22, 2017 12:07:31 GMT
Nice shots Graham
I'm sorry you didn't get much of a haul, but I a pleased to hear that they are working on those Belfast truss roofs of the World War One hangers, I know they probably weren't built to last this long, but from a heritage point of view they must be worth saving, probably a nightmare expense for the owner but hopefully he can get some form of grant or sponsorship?, It was very disappointing to see one of the roofs in a state of collapse the only time I visited.
John
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Post by graham on Jun 22, 2017 13:15:07 GMT
Thanks John, I had no idea the main hangar at Old Sarum was of such a vintage. I'm assuming that quite a few of the residents have shipped out to a temporary home whilst the work is being carried out.
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Post by davebasing on Jun 22, 2017 14:57:20 GMT
Hi Graham - The hangars were built in 1917 by a combination of German POWs and Chinese labourers. There were 4 but one was destroyed in a night bombing raid during WW2 leaving the 3 that remain today. Old Sarum was one of only a handful of airfields built on requisitioned land during WW1 that remained open after that war for use by the RAF. But for that, the hangars would probably have been knocked down almost 100 years ago. A few years back I attended a drum head service in one of those hangars during a Help for Heroes event. Very moving in such a historic building. Old Sarum was originally called Ford Farm, a name that can still be seen on one of the old firing butts there.
Great pics by the way.
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