Leavesden

[norwichpaul]

Forgot to say Jetstream production too.

[TJJ]

Leavesden taken on 24/03/09. Runway still visible.

[sumter]

As a young boy living close to Leavesden, I distinctly remember large signs proclaiming Bristol Siddeley placed at the boundary fence. This would have been between about 1960, between the de Havilland and Rolls-Royce periods.

I was also taken to an open day there about the same time - but, sadly, I can't remember a damn thing about it.

[philbasildon]

Muggers! (next 6 words edited) Only good for minefield clearance!

Great idea! paedophiles would be even better.

[PNK]

True! Especially to ones that jump up to groin height

[buccaneer66]

I had to visit Leavesden several Times in the 90's as the company that I worked for where suppliers for the RTM322 engine that was going to be made there until the large order they had fell through.

[grollie]

I used to work at leavesden on the Light aircraft in 89-90 and i found the place the best Airfield i worked at in my 15 years in aviation. I wish it was still open. I've driven passed it many times since and look on with sadness

[Jeff Morgan]

Some old photos taken at Leavesden around 1972

[PNK]

1972 - A good year for photographing airfields. The Hunting Surveys DC3 must have been a shakey camera mount.

[T-21]

Great book out on the history of the airfield http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/i...266239&s=books I did my first solo there 11 Aug 1979 in Piper Cherokee 180 G-ATRU of Britannia Airways. My instructor was Cpt Alan Johnson. In those days we could train at Luton Airport (still had grass runways)but all solos had to be done away at Leavesden.