Wisley Airfield (Abandoned)

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Established in 1943 following a chance emergency landing by a Vickers Wellesley Bomber on Ockham Common, after the war the airfield became a satellite fit-out and flight test centre for Vickers and later the British Aircraft Corporation, linked to their main factory and airfield at nearby Brooklands, Weybridge. Aircraft tested at Wisley included the Viking, Viscount, Valiant, Vanguard, BAC 111 and VC10.

The airfield was closed in 1973 and despite the MOD's promise on requisition to ensure the land was restored to agriculture on closure, has remained abandoned ever since.

www.wisleyairfield.co.uk/a-history-of-the-former-wisley...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisley_Airfield
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Coordinates:   51°18'24"N   -0°27'30"E
This article was last modified 14 years ago