Many Odd Bods will have wartime memories of
Dunsfold airfield in the UK and the location is again in the news for different
reasons. There is a proposal to build up to 5000 residences at the airfield and locals are not happy with the possible impact on this historic location.
“Between 1942 and 1945 a variety of aircraft
operated from Dunsfold, including B-25 Mitchell Bombers, Typhoons, Mustangs,
Mosquitoes and Spitfires.”
In 2002, Dunsfold was sold to the Rutland
Group, a property development, management and investment company. It has been
used as the site of car testing for the Top Gear TV show and more recently a
proposal to build 2,600 eco-friendly homes was knocked by the government who
wanted a minimum of 5000 homes to qualify for eco-town status.
A revised proposal by the owners for 1800 homes had many
opponents and then an interim measure to expand the use of the runways was also
rejected. Dunsfold’s future remains the subject of much discussion and
lobbying. the local Waverley Borough Council recently rejected declaring the airfield a conservation area and now a public enquiry will be held on 18th July 2017.
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| Photo Of 180 Squadron B-25 from Dunsfold Historical Society website. |
More photos of Dunsfold: http://derelictmisc.org.uk/rafbhq.html
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