Report - RAF Spadeadam Mock Airfield, Northumberland - September 2020

[motoguzzi]

Plenty of reports on this but I never tire of seeing them so here’s mine. Used as a mock airfield for nearby RAF Spadeadam, this place was an absolute bastard to get to and possibly the only time you’re guaranteed to get a girl wet by showing her abandoned cold war airplanes. So much of a bastard to get to infact meant that it was to late to view the whole site by the time I got there, on the plus side I made it just in time for golden hour. Shot on Kodak Portra 800 and Ilford FP4.

 

[Jack430T]

Lovely photographs, especially in film.. Visited RAF Spadeadam a few years ago, bit of a trek to get there, but worth it so see some of those Russian jets

 

[tarkovsky]

Planes on film! Lovely stuff.

 

[HughieD]

Not seen this place for a while. Great set of pix...

 

[Olkka]

This is the best place in the world. Thanks for bringing a film camera

 

[Calamity Jane]

Lovely set there. Nostalgic look at them being on film

 

[Jane Doe]

Lovely set of photos

 

[motoguzzi]

Thanks everyone, I’ll have to take a trip back at some point so I can capture the rest. I’ll definitely be bringing wellies this time!

 

[KPUrban_]

Very picturesque that, another lost Mystere IV

 

[motoguzzi]

Very picturesque that, another lost Mystere IV

Two Mysteres!

I believe there’s a few more further up as well.

 

[Ordnance]

Known as "Collinski" Airfield which is a 'mock' Soviet airfield created on Trowyshaw Rigg as a target for use during electronic warfare counter measures exercises as a part of functioning of the RAF Electronic Warfare Tactics Range controlled by RAF Spadeadam and also used for ground training as well!

RAF Spadeadam - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Airfix]

Very atmospheric photographs.

 

[whatsinaname]

It used to be well off limits.

You can only view area from google from above too no views from roads

 

[Missjap85]

Worst trek of my life, I thought I was going to sink like the horse in never ending story. Happy to say the mission was accomplished. I didn't die either.

 

[JMoutnabout]

Is it still in use? It looks to be used on Google earth... I see the other site close to it, are they both active?