Jog my memory please ... re: base location / name

[drivin_me_nuts]

Something triggered a memory this afternoon and I have been racking my brains trying to remember...

I used to live in North London - Edgware as a kid 30 odd years ago. I remember going with the parents of friends to an RAF base somewhere in North London (North of Edgware at least and no more than 20 - 30 minutes away).

I recall that there was a Lightning on display as you went into the base (that was all shutterboard clad huts). As far as I recall there was no runway.

Does anyone know what this place was or if it is still there?

Cheers

</dodgymemorymode>

[Nickyboy]

Used to be one on display at Wycombe Air Park

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

Stanmore Park?

Bentley Priory?

[tog]

RAF Halton is near Aylesbury and I don't think it has a runway?

[RDE]

RAF Uxbridge is near Heathrow and has no runway. Is it that one?

[drivin_me_nuts]

Aylesbury is too far and Uxbridge is too west. It was an active base - wooden clad huts that I think were dark grey/black and the lightning tilting slightly nose upwards with the intakes filled in with red covers.

Any ideas?

[anonymous-user]

Not High Wycombe was it?

I think there used to be Lightning there, now no longer there.

or West Drayton.

Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 18th June 23:54

[ninja-lewis]

Bentley Priory one had Lightning on gate guard.

http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive.cfm?storyid=F33...