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bongodriver 06-05-2011 11:51 AM

Biggin Hill is where I work from and most of the paved surface is 'as was' during 1940, the original hangars are all gone but certainly there were 2 big hangars on the south west portion of the field where a certain F1 personality currently has their hangar, all the original barracks and mess are still there....it's like looking back in time when you drive past, plenty of the bomb shelters are still in place too.

No1 Cheese 06-05-2011 11:56 AM

Hi Bongo,im sure i used to remember there being2 hangars in the S/E of the field i used to live in Bromley and im sure they were there as little as 20 yrs ago?
Oh well ill keep looking :)

Cheers
Cheese

bongodriver 06-05-2011 12:00 PM

I hope you find all the data, it really bugged me seeing how sparse Biggin Hill is in game....and I have no idea what ramsgate airfield is doing there too....Manston is my second home airfield.....or first as I live closer and learned to fly there.

KG26_Alpha 06-05-2011 05:49 PM

Bernie used to own a lot of the "out buildings" at Biggin Hill for car storage.

Not sure if he's still keeping his collection there anymore though.




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bongodriver 06-05-2011 05:55 PM

I havent seen any of his other stuff but he has a modest fleet of private jets in the hangar.

Doc_uk 06-05-2011 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bongodriver (Post 293702)
Biggin Hill is where I work from and most of the paved surface is 'as was' during 1940, the original hangars are all gone but certainly there were 2 big hangars on the south west portion of the field where a certain F1 personality currently has their hangar, all the original barracks and mess are still there....it's like looking back in time when you drive past, plenty of the bomb shelters are still in place too.

I remember reading, just the other day, but i cant find the link, That it had 3 Hangers 2 big, 1 small all of witch were bomb during the battle of britain

KG26_Alpha 06-05-2011 06:21 PM

Is this still down the bottom end.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...1/DSCN0794.jpg

No1 Cheese 06-05-2011 06:24 PM

this is what ive got,but as i said cant believe there is so little on this very important station.
http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...6-19-43-19.jpg

bongodriver 06-05-2011 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha (Post 293876)

Hmmm....can't say it rings any bells, the greenery makes it look like it should be near Singh's hangar (falcon flying services), what aircraft is that?....I thought a cessna 180 but I realise it's not now.

bongodriver 06-05-2011 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by No1 Cheese (Post 293877)
this is what ive got,but as i said cant believe there is so little on this very important station.
http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...6-19-43-19.jpg

I would put the hangars on the other side of the perry tracks.....too close to the runways I think, but the general idea is probably close, it still makes you realise how under modelled the airfields are, I would trade alot of the eye candy for decent airfields, trade some of the density of the villages for propper barrack blocks and mess buildings.


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