MrCarrot
01-03-2011, 10:58 PM
Had these photos knocking around that I took in 2008 and had forgotten all about. I took them on my phone, and not having a decent phone at the time... well the photos will kind of speak for themselves (sorry about that).
I actually drove into the base by mistake but then decided to have a drive around. There were some almighty pot holes in the runways too which probably explains why the bushes on my car needed replacing shortly afterwards.
I did read elsewhere that after the base was vacated by the RAF it was used as a training ground for special forces.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5096/5490160330_e1b69fb223.jpg
The "Kill House"
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5489564471_ee9a33218c.jpg
Complete with bullet holes
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5259/5490160276_96721c68d3.jpg
Beaten up APC
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5255/5489564405_e0907f6f21.jpg
There were lots of long, wide runways
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5489564397_26fb813890.jpg
A jet
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5489564363_442cd92f92.jpg
This was the entrance
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5053/5489564355_c8ff652f50.jpg
Some kind of tower
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5490160224_c83928b0bc.jpg
Close up of jet
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5490160208_ca0c23bea8.jpg
Inside an APC
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5490160120_df6ba6ed12.jpg
Danger sign (I think the area was used for testing bombs)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5171/5489564177_373bedaf95.jpg
A tank
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5489564155_32e5fd1b09.jpg
Jet
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5489564111_c2c13dd42f.jpg
Outside of the Kill House
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5052/5490159998_bac66c6359.jpg
Training area
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5293/5490159980_e897ba4c02.jpg
A tank
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5489564067_86e479b3dc.jpg
Another danger sign with red flag in the background
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5490160168_6ba07023eb_m.jpg
At this point I felt it was time to leave :ty
I actually drove into the base by mistake but then decided to have a drive around. There were some almighty pot holes in the runways too which probably explains why the bushes on my car needed replacing shortly afterwards.
I did read elsewhere that after the base was vacated by the RAF it was used as a training ground for special forces.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5096/5490160330_e1b69fb223.jpg
The "Kill House"
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5489564471_ee9a33218c.jpg
Complete with bullet holes
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5259/5490160276_96721c68d3.jpg
Beaten up APC
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5255/5489564405_e0907f6f21.jpg
There were lots of long, wide runways
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5489564397_26fb813890.jpg
A jet
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5489564363_442cd92f92.jpg
This was the entrance
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5053/5489564355_c8ff652f50.jpg
Some kind of tower
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5490160224_c83928b0bc.jpg
Close up of jet
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5490160208_ca0c23bea8.jpg
Inside an APC
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5490160120_df6ba6ed12.jpg
Danger sign (I think the area was used for testing bombs)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5171/5489564177_373bedaf95.jpg
A tank
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5489564155_32e5fd1b09.jpg
Jet
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5489564111_c2c13dd42f.jpg
Outside of the Kill House
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5052/5490159998_bac66c6359.jpg
Training area
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5293/5490159980_e897ba4c02.jpg
A tank
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5489564067_86e479b3dc.jpg
Another danger sign with red flag in the background
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5490160168_6ba07023eb_m.jpg
At this point I felt it was time to leave :ty