Thanks to Terry Clark we can be sure this is not Oakington but is Abingdon. Gnat XP536 / 103 is from the CFS at Little Rissington. XP536 was tragically lost in a collision at Valley in the mid 1970s.
photo from Barry Davidson, dated 1968 the Piston Provost XF877 is apparently a visitor from Shawbury. The tower in the background is the original watch office.
actually G-BIYJ L18C Super Cub
Richard E. Flagg tells us that this is a replica Watch Office at Abingdon where they filmed Masters of The Air. Its is based on the one at Thorpe Abbotts. It was built for the filming and has since been removed.”
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There was an airshow here a few months ago. And in the static display was a C130 and a C17.
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Couldn’t find a Type B hangar as at Abingdon but the type A is very similar. http://www.challoner.com/aviation/hangars/type-a.html. Note the ‘serrated’ roof.
The type J’s at Oakington had a curved roof as follows http://www.challoner.com/aviation/hangars/type-jk.html
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I’m sorry to disagree with Terry, but the first image of the Gnat is at Oakington, definitely not Abingdon. The last image of the airshow is the 50th Anniversary of the RAF held at Abingdon and attended by the Queen on 20 June 1968.
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Oakington had 2 ‘J’ type hangars and 2 T2s; the photo shows the Gnat with a ‘B’ type in the background; Abingdon has 4 ‘B’ types, one ‘C’ type and the one off Beverley hangar. so it is definitely NOT Oakington
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The pictire of ‘536 is definitely not Oakington; if you look to the right centre you can see a ‘B’ type hangar and Oakington didn’t have any of these, the main hangars being ‘J’ types whereas Abingdon had (and still has) 4 x ‘B’ types, one ‘C’ type and the purpose built Beverley hangar.
The ‘B’ type is something of a rarity; I’ve tried to find other examples without success apart from a solitary one at Lee on Solent which is side by side with a ‘C’ type.; I don’t think many were built as they were quickly superseded by ‘C’ types during the pre-war expansion.
Just thought, there may have been some at Hendon.
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The towers at Oakington and Abingdon, though very similar externally, are not identical. The design at Abingdon has a concrete parapet across the front and sides (drawing 2584/53?). Oakington had a concrete parapet across the front but part way down the side the concrete is replaced by railings (drawing 5845/39?). This tower has the front and side concrete parapet so its Oakington.
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Try looking again at the photo its Abingdon why ??
The water tower is in the correct orientation with the sergeants mess gates
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I wonder if the picture of the Provost is from the Royal Review for the 50th anniversary of the RAF that was held here in 1968?
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Yes it definitely is at the 50th Anniversary of the RAF at Abingdon. I have a much larger aerial photo showing it in position with the Dominie just behind and to its right.
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And the latest picture posted is from the 50th anniversary review.
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