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Originally Posted by wonwinglo  The hangars at Cardington will no doubt get into such a bad state and become dangerous,then health and safety will move in and condem them,if that happens then a very important part of our aviation history will be lost forever,every time that I drive past those hangars my heart warms,because to me they represent the great pioneer days of airships,we really will loose a rich piece of history if the inevitable happens. |
That reminds me of the hangars at RAF Felixstowe which was once the 'Farnborough' for flying boats and seaplanes. I lived in Felixstowe the end of the 50's and remember the hangars well. I was very saddened when I saw the photos of them being torn down.
I have walked a few disused ex-WWII airfields such as Holmsley South, Tarrant Rushton and Woolfox Lodge and, to be honest, found it a bit depressing. Tarrant Rushton is covered in pig pens and a far cry from the photos of neatly lined up Halifaxes and Horsas on D-Day. Last week I was on vacation on Crete and took a look at Maleme, which was an RAF airfield with Blenheims before the Germans invaded. It is still an airfield.
Two years ago I flew into Singapore International Airport. 50 years almost to the day that I last was there ! I was surprised to see that what was once 'RAF Changi' was still there on the opposite side of the runway from the commercial terminals. I remember it from 1955 with a neat line up of Lincolns, Canberras, Pembrokes etc now replaced by aircraft of the Singapore Air Force. Otherwise it looked just the same as 50 years previously !