Old Airfields

Halifaxbomber · Flight Lieutenant

Old Airfields

Linda · Air Commodore

Hi-Yes,really love old airfields.
Great places to sit and imagine what it was like,and all that took place there
Where is this one in the photo?

Halifaxbomber · Flight Lieutenant

Hi Linda, this one is at Elvington, about a mile from the Air Museum, there are two areas with a few buildings left, i keep meaning to ask the land owner if i can have a really good look around, the others are on a public footpath so easier to get to, yoeks a great place to live if you like this stuff

Linda · Air Commodore

I was at the Air Museum at Elvington in the summer-absolutely brilliant,great displays,lovely staff and a great collectioon room also!
I just needed more time which i didn't have.
Lucky you living in the area1

matt · Air Vice Marshall

Very cool, we have old airfields here from BCATP also one from the first world war which I am trying to locate. Lots of fun searching.

What is the building in the photo? A barracks?

Halifaxbomber · Flight Lieutenant

Not 100% sure, with all the air vents, could it be a shower block, its part of the communal area i think, quite a few buildings together and placed far away from main runways, about a mile, i will have to find my machette and try to get inside this one. Yes The museum is fantastic, home to one of the very few Halifax Bombers left, although it is made from a few different aircraft, but well worth a visit and at only £5 an adult, well worth it.

Jim

Date: Dec 20, 2008

there is of course the http://oldairfields.fotopic.net/ site that covers the northern airfields etc .

elvington is there !

ALLYOOP · Flight Lieutenant

Hello,
Here is a link to #3 Air Navigation School (BCATP) Rivers, Manitoba. Plenty of color photos of present day, very large and deserted. Also used in Russel Crowe movie "For The Moment" a film about an Austrailian pilot who comes to Manitoba to train under the BCATP...
http://www.ghosttownscanada.ca/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/4388

Alan

-- Edited by ALLYOOP at 12:34, 2008-12-21

Doering · Leading Aircraftsman

Jim,

Do you have any good (hi-res) shots of control towers? Making a video on abandoned WWII airfields. All pictures that I use will be credited.

Laurie

manxix · Squadron Leader

Doering

For old airfields try - airfieldinformationexchange.org

I have sent them a lot including shots of Jurby control tower.
This is in WW2 condition externally. Repairs have been done this year and repainting done.
The airfield is now known as Jurby Motordrome !!
i cant complain really as I am the President of the local motorcycle racing club - Andreas Racing Association - a bit of a contradiction but we couldn't get legal contact with the then owners of Andreas airfield.

The other active airfield is Ronaldsway and there is a very much higher new tower, just opened last month. HOWEVER, the old tower,added to, is to be retained.