Report - RAF Spadeadam, Cumbria - January 2024

[GRONK]

Nicely shot that, well done

 

[stranton]

it's northumberland, not Cumbria 👍

 

[ExplorerNE]

it's northumberland, not Cumbria 👍

Yeah I know, I live nearby in Northumberland too. The admin has changed the title as I entered it in wrong section and changed to Cumbria as well.

 

[tez111]

it's northumberland, not Cumbria 👍

Think you will find its actually cumbria, just a touch over the Northumberland border from butterburn

 

[ol bailey]

Excellent photos, I think the misfiles are old Blue Streak ones. They were tested a lot from SpadeAdam. I’ve been up there quite a lot but the misfile and new aircraft are definitely new.
Good job, mate.

 

[tigger]

I think the misfiles are old Blue Streak ones. They were tested a lot from SpadeAdam. I’ve been up there quite a lot but the misfile and new aircraft are definitely new.
Good job, mate.

You do know what Blue Streak was? There are no Blue Streak missiles at Spade - there is however part of the first stage of one which was used for electronic tests. The National Space Museum has F16 on display (technically it belongs to Liverpool Museums), East Fortune Museum has F13 and there are a couple more in Mainland Europe (because the project had been cancelled and become part of ELDO...itself later European Space Agency). The rocket motors were tested at Spade and some full weight vertical engine test firings took place. The three actual flight tests of Blue Streak took place at Woomera.
The things on the dummy 'airfield' aren't missiles.