Greenham Common

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T88CAN

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3,474 posts

258 months

Wednesday 4th May 2005
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When i was in the forces 20yrs ago i was at RAF Greenham Common for a couple of days when the cruise missile episode was going on, it might sound sad but i was thinking of taking a blast up that neck of the woods to have a look at the old airbase, but i was told it`s now a housing estate? true or false? would i get access to the site? i.e does any local know of a hole in the fence
Thanks Tony

puggit

48,466 posts

249 months

Wednesday 4th May 2005
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I heard some of it was a paint ball site

white_van_man

3,846 posts

250 months

Wednesday 4th May 2005
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www.greenham-common-trust.co.uk/history.htm

Looks like you can still go and have a wonder around

T88CAN

Original Poster:

3,474 posts

258 months

Wednesday 4th May 2005
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white_van_man said:
www.greenham-common-trust.co.uk/history.htm

Looks like you can still go and have a wonder around


Thanks for that link Alex, it`s worth a run out

justin s

3,642 posts

262 months

Monday 9th May 2005
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If you follow the silo's fence round,you can usually 'apparently' find a hole and go nose round the silo's.There are some interesting buildings down in a dip,am sure one said the armoury.Do you know how deep the silo's and some of the buildings went down? You can get in them,just always foget to take a torch.

ICSD

638 posts

235 months

Tuesday 10th May 2005
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T88CAN said:
When i was in the forces 20yrs ago i was at RAF Greenham Common for a couple of days when the cruise missile episode was going on, it might sound sad but i was thinking of taking a blast up that neck of the woods to have a look at the old airbase, but i was told it`s now a housing estate? true or false? would i get access to the site? i.e does any local know of a hole in the fence
Thanks Tony


It's an industrial estate and open common land - access no problem at all and much of the American Airbase remains.

madrabbit

218 posts

234 months

Thursday 26th May 2005
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If you fancy seeing the old airbase again, why not come up on Sunday 14th August.
Dolphin Motor Club will be running an AutoSolo (cross between a Sprint and an Autotest) on one of the disused aircraft holding areas there.