[jhb] Re: Where Is It
- From: "Mike Brook" <mike.brook@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:37:35 -0000
Interestingly RAF Honiley used to be known as 'Ramsey' airfield <g> Creepy
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M.
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From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Gerry Winskill
Sent: 23 January 2008 18:19
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb] Re: Where Is It
Pity about the tower! We're fortunate in that the Jurby tower has been
registered. Nearby Andreas is said to be there but derelict.
Gerry Winskill
Mike Brook wrote:
>Definitely Honiley (ex-WWII RAF). Was used by 605 Squadron (night
fighters)
>1941 onwards. Aprox 4DME on the approach to 33. Was owned by the
>(non-defunct) Lucas organization and was used for many years by Girling as
a
>vehicle/brake test track. No idea of its present ownership/usage tho' it
>could be TRW Automotive Ltd. As bones has said, the Honiley VOR is situated
>within the old airfield boundary. See
>http://www.controltowers.co.uk/H-K/Honiley.htm
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>M.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>Of bones
>Sent: 23 January 2008 16:59
>To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [jhb] Re: Where Is It
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>If you see it on GE then you'll find a VOR on the airfield. <g>
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>bones
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>Of Gerry Winskill
>Sent: 23 January 2008 16:54
>To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [jhb] Re: Where Is It
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>Probably Honiley, because a check on the FSX GPS showed the Honiley
>intersection to be about there. Off for a look at Google Earth. I'd not
>heard of a Honiley field before. Was it wartime, though it isn't
>the usual WWII style of layout?
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>Gerry Winskill
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>>Honiley or Gaydon but not Wellesbourne.
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>>bones
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>Behalf Of Gerry Winskill
>>Sent: 23 January 2008 16:29
>>To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [jhb] Where Is It
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>>I've just been flying a circuit at Birmingham. Turning left base
>>towards the 33 localiser, at 7DME, I spotted a disused airfield, single
>>runway about East West, clearly with surface removed. Any ideas?
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>>Gerry Winskill
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