Report - Long Marsdon Airfield - Avon Park Raceway

[whatsinaname]

went here not too long ago only to find it's getting trashed worse. so cant see it being so easy to get into soon. i avoided security and the farmers moving hay along the side of the drag strip.
they are planning to build houses there but when is another thing

My god when I first joined the RAF in 1978 I thought I'd been transported back in time. These use to visit us from RAF Wildenwrath Pembroke or Sea Prince if you were Navy. Used as Communication aircraft and the odd drift across the flight lanes into Berlin. We use to give them a quick service and send them back on their way it was hard work turning the props between each flight to prime the 12 cyclinders

 

[fastpug]

Remember it well had many of meetings at Avon year after year.. Sad to see

 

[horrgakx]

What a shame, I didn't know the raceway had gone under.

 

[curiousviewer]

Thats a Sanyo VTC500 video recorder - we bought one and opted for Betamax when all my friends went for VHS. I know I am sad but its nice to see old items like that.

 

[Guffers158]

It was in way better condition for Global Gathering. Sad times, thought they'd of already built on it. Also isn't it Long Marston?

 

[Calamity Jane]

Nice to see an update, something different, but also known.