Stripping For Summer
A tour of England's farm strips
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Alcester |
 Alcester
Airfield
N5213.84 W00152.68
Location
4 miles S of Redditch and 1/2 mile N of Alcester. It lies between the A435
and the river Arrow.
Runways
Grass, 36/18 : 960 x 19 metres
Windsock
Half way down strip, to E of runway. |
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Wing Farm |
 Wing
Farm Strip
N5109.74 W00212.65
Location
1 mile S of Shear Water Lake and 3 1/2 miles SSW of Warminster
Runways
Grass, 09/27 : 500 x 13 metres slopes upwards to the
west
Windsock
Close to the South side hedge, at the 09 threshold.
Airfield Is
shown on CAA 1:500,000 chart |
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Bowldown |
 Bowldown
N5137.31 W00214.61
Location
8 miles S of Stroud and 12 miles SW of Cirencester, just west of the
restricted zone R105/2 and to the East of the A46
Runways
Grass, 09/27 : 750 x 15 metres and 22/04 550 x 15 metres
Windsock
At runway intersection |
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Pictures:
John Cronan, Tim Arnot, Stephen Banks, Tony Driver, Peter Dodds |
Page updated 29/01/08 |
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