RAF Abingdon

[Cluny]

All these were taken at Abingdons Air and Country show at the start of the month , sorry for the delay but life happened .

Radar/Radio antenna Mount ?


Dispersal , still with intact tie down points .






Runway 08 , the shorter secondary runway .


Arrester Gear on Runway 18 , the main runway .


Loop Dispersal .




Post war Control Tower .




Perimeter Track .


F Shed , built to service Blackburn Beverleys . Later housed the main servicing for Hawks and Jaguars .


C Shed .


C and F shed with the current inhabitants .


Engine test pan .










Perimeter Track .

[Mayfly]

Sad sight all these derelict airfields - make you think about what you had but didn't realise

Thanks for posting Cluny all the same.

[Aceyone]

Thanks for posting,I have very fond memories of Airshows at Abingdon,some of the most memorable shows that I remember from the early 80s were there,still have a couple of programs knocking around !

[Hihonyr8811]

That first picture, there's one almost exactly like it at Swinderby and it was a radar base so I'd assume so here too.
Although for some odd reason this, was the only photo I took of it...




I always have mixed emotions with these sites, on one hand I LOVE looking at the photos (especially as I'll probably never visit myself), but then on the other hand I feel sad at the state of some of them.

[Cluny]

Thanks Helen , I knew someone would know

[Mackrick]

Thanks Paul, it's changed a lot since I was stationed there in the late 70's